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Polycythaemia: Which Medications Are Safest? (67 Drugs Compared)

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67 medications are used for Polycythaemia, with 639 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Polycythaemia are RUXOLITINIB and HYDROXYUREA.

639
Total Reports
67
Drugs Used

All Medications for Polycythaemia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
RUXOLITINIB OPZELURA 363 10,908 14,461 16.0%
HYDROXYUREA Hydroxyurea 118 664 2,103 11.1%
ROPEGINTERFERON ALFA-2B-NJFT - 23 17 119 1.2%
ASPIRIN Aspirin 15 13,029 53,089 14.1%
PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A Pegasys 14 534 2,482 2.2%
JAKAFI - 8 152 214 8.7%
CETIRIZINE Cetirizine 6 4,787 8,423 10.0%
DIPYRIDAMOLE DIPYRIDAMOLE 6 119 883 8.0%
FEDRATINIB Inrebic 6 203 294 14.5%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 6 11,101 16,499 14.9%
HYDROXYZINE Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride 6 3,894 4,772 32.5%
PACRITINIB Vonjo 6 292 455 11.4%
ASPIRIN DL-LYSINE - 5 1,107 3,761 16.7%
ELTROMBOPAG OLAMINE ELTROMBOPAG 5 3,457 3,284 21.5%

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