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Respiratory tract congestion: Which Medications Are Safest? (130 Drugs Compared)

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130 medications are used for Respiratory tract congestion, with 1,810 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Respiratory tract congestion are GUAIFENESIN and DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\GUAIFENESIN.

1,810
Total Reports
130
Drugs Used

All Medications for Respiratory tract congestion Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
GUAIFENESIN Guaifenesin and Pseudoephedrine HCl 588 158 371 2.0%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\GUAIFENESIN - 443 66 237 1.0%
LORATADINE\PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - 127 4 84 0.1%
CLARITIN-D-24 - 78 0 0 N/A
GUAIFENESIN\PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - 58 14 15 1.5%
ALBUTEROL Albuterol Sulfate 46 3,145 19,388 3.3%
LORATADINE Curist Allergy Relief 32 372 1,472 1.5%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN GUAIFENESIN DM 26 1,303 612 25.2%
CORICIDIN HBP COLD AND FLU - 25 3 2 0.5%
CETIRIZINE Cetirizine 24 4,787 8,423 10.0%
PREDNISONE prednisone 22 22,555 57,772 14.2%
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL - 19 2,045 11,693 4.3%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 18 2,747 13,832 6.8%
FLUTICASONE FUROATE\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE - 16 841 4,710 3.4%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 15 1,405 5,983 8.0%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN\GUAIFENESIN - 14 26 50 6.1%
CHLORPHENIRAMINE\DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE - 13 22 44 4.4%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\GUAIFENESIN\PHENYLEPHRINE - 13 2 23 1.4%
OXYMETAZOLINE Nasal 13 31 120 0.7%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 12 1,333 4,313 9.2%

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Most Reported Drugs for Respiratory tract congestion

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