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Sciatica: Which Medications Are Safest? (263 Drugs Compared)

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263 medications are used for Sciatica, with 4,164 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Sciatica are PREGABALIN and DICLOFENAC.

4,164
Total Reports
263
Drugs Used

All Medications for Sciatica Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 899 8,959 22,920 8.8%
DICLOFENAC Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 477 6,378 16,398 7.3%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 455 11,101 16,499 14.9%
NAPROXEN Naproxen Sodium 310 5,127 12,849 9.7%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 277 30,085 50,046 22.0%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 213 6,705 29,386 7.7%
TRAMADOL ConZip 202 14,555 19,235 19.2%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 160 1,738 5,570 7.6%
OXYCODONE Oxycodone Hydrochloride 126 55,140 21,279 28.9%
KETOPROFEN Orudis 94 393 2,947 7.1%
CELECOXIB Celecoxib 75 4,470 9,081 14.1%
MORPHINE Morphine Sulfate 75 38,212 17,386 31.7%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 69 42,491 15,153 45.0%
DULOXETINE Duloxetine Hydrochloride 68 4,044 10,622 7.7%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 63 12,828 26,552 20.1%
PREDNISONE prednisone 57 22,555 57,772 14.2%
ACETAMINOPHEN\CODEINE - 56 3,387 4,926 22.3%
ACETAMINOPHEN\IBUPROFEN - 52 21 59 0.7%
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE - 43 31,727 6,901 29.1%
LYRICA - 40 142 504 2.7%

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