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Pneumonia: Which Medications Are Safest? (783 Drugs Compared)

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783 medications are used for Pneumonia, with 18,614 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Pneumonia are LEVOFLOXACIN and PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM.

18,614
Total Reports
783
Drugs Used

All Medications for Pneumonia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 2,964 2,747 13,832 6.8%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 1,494 3,372 10,462 17.6%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 1,399 2,926 9,596 15.1%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 1,137 5,348 15,776 15.8%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 1,003 1,405 5,983 8.0%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 902 1,623 4,167 11.4%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 853 987 6,385 5.2%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 853 3,880 7,167 28.0%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 771 1,333 4,313 9.2%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 658 2,952 7,491 16.4%
CILASTATIN\IMIPENEM - 587 643 1,798 13.2%
ALBUTEROL Albuterol Sulfate 583 3,145 19,388 3.3%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 581 1,212 11,721 4.0%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 561 885 5,097 8.4%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 559 2,671 13,894 6.1%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 532 998 6,376 6.5%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 362 1,653 5,618 9.3%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 291 5,777 19,426 14.9%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 283 12,828 26,552 20.1%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 280 997 3,055 18.0%

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Most Reported Drugs for Pneumonia

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