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Preoperative care: Which Medications Are Safest? (302 Drugs Compared)

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302 medications are used for Preoperative care, with 1,506 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Preoperative care are CHLORHEXIDINE\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL and POVIDONE-IODINE.

1,506
Total Reports
302
Drugs Used

All Medications for Preoperative care Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CHLORHEXIDINE\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL - 171 1,663 2,059 28.9%
POVIDONE-IODINE Lights Povindone Iodine Swabstick 134 113 325 7.8%
CHLORHEXIDINE Dyna-Hex 2 89 3,017 3,987 33.7%
MUPIROCIN MUPIROCIN 75 32 352 0.9%
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 Polyethylene Glycol 3350, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Bicarbonate and Potassium Chloride - Unflavored 69 478 1,116 1.3%
BROMFENAC BROMFENAC SODIUM 55 1 35 0.1%
BESIFLOXACIN Besivance 53 47 68 13.2%
CEFAZOLIN Cefazolin 49 345 2,331 6.7%
IODINE POVACRYLEX\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL - 49 0 0 N/A
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 48 12,045 13,635 31.6%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 47 1,738 5,570 7.6%
PHENYLEPHRINE Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 41 1,479 2,093 37.7%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 40 1,623 4,167 11.4%
TROPICAMIDE Tropicamide 35 21 173 2.8%
NEPAFENAC ILEVRO 34 5 46 0.3%
TETRACAINE Tetracaine Hydrochloride 32 5 19 2.5%
PHENYLEPHRINE\TROPICAMIDE - 28 1 20 1.1%
OFLOXACIN OFLOXACIN 27 198 1,257 6.5%
PROPARACAINE Proparacaine hydrochloride 27 0 37 N/A
BENOXINATE ALTAFLUOR 25 5 22 6.3%

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Most Reported Drugs for Preoperative care

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