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Pyelonephritis: Which Medications Are Safest? (112 Drugs Compared)

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112 medications are used for Pyelonephritis, with 1,328 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Pyelonephritis are CIPROFLOXACIN and CEFTRIAXONE.

1,328
Total Reports
112
Drugs Used

All Medications for Pyelonephritis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 407 2,671 13,894 6.1%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 171 2,926 9,596 15.1%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 126 2,747 13,832 6.8%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 92 3,372 10,462 17.6%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 78 1,212 11,721 4.0%
CEFOTAXIME Cefotaxime 65 557 1,932 16.9%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 64 5,777 19,426 14.9%
OFLOXACIN OFLOXACIN 48 198 1,257 6.5%
ERTAPENEM INVANZ 41 223 1,617 5.5%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 41 3,880 7,167 28.0%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 36 5,348 15,776 15.8%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 35 998 6,376 6.5%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 35 885 5,097 8.4%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 28 295 1,832 3.7%
GENTAMICIN Gentamicin 28 947 2,865 14.4%
NITROFURANTOIN Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystals 21 256 1,615 5.0%
AMIKACIN ARIKAYCE 17 2,114 4,686 18.7%
AMPICILLIN Ampicillin and Sulbactam 17 482 1,227 13.2%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 16 997 3,055 18.0%
CEFIXIME Cefixime 400 mg 16 33 442 2.9%

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