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Polycythaemia vera: Which Medications Are Safest? (109 Drugs Compared)

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109 medications are used for Polycythaemia vera, with 14,590 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Polycythaemia vera are RUXOLITINIB and ROPEGINTERFERON ALFA-2B-NJFT.

14,590
Total Reports
109
Drugs Used

All Medications for Polycythaemia vera Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
RUXOLITINIB OPZELURA 12,352 10,908 14,461 16.0%
ROPEGINTERFERON ALFA-2B-NJFT - 1,011 17 119 1.2%
HYDROXYUREA Hydroxyurea 552 664 2,103 11.1%
PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A Pegasys 316 534 2,482 2.2%
PACRITINIB Vonjo 112 292 455 11.4%
JAKAFI - 81 152 214 8.7%
FEDRATINIB Inrebic 69 203 294 14.5%
ASPIRIN Aspirin 42 13,029 53,089 14.1%
ANAGRELIDE Anagrelide 23 131 580 9.8%
LENALIDOMIDE LENALIDOMIDE 21 35,942 86,495 10.3%
PIPOBROMAN - 17 8 20 17.8%
INTERFERON ALFA-2B - 14 145 389 7.0%
PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2B - 11 184 978 4.4%
IMATINIB Imatinib 10 13,761 7,264 31.9%
MOMELOTINIB Ojjaara 9 143 213 15.7%
THALIDOMIDE Thalomid 9 3,085 4,632 17.7%
AVAPRITINIB Ayvakit 7 302 942 3.0%
BUSULFAN Busulfan 7 3,122 2,271 27.7%
ENOXAPARIN Enoxaparin Sodium 7 3,423 10,898 13.7%
INTERFERON - 6 91 157 11.2%

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