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Self-medication: Which Medications Are Safest? (108 Drugs Compared)

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108 medications are used for Self-medication, with 287 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Self-medication are IBUPROFEN and ACETAMINOPHEN.

287
Total Reports
108
Drugs Used

All Medications for Self-medication Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 79 6,705 29,386 7.7%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 25 30,085 50,046 22.0%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 15 1,212 11,721 4.0%
CODEINE\IBUPROFEN - 12 75 60 49.0%
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 10 8,959 22,920 8.8%
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE Citalopram Hydrobromide 8 6,745 9,074 24.9%
FUROSEMIDE Furosemide 8 6,131 30,446 11.8%
MEFENAMIC ACID Mefenamic Acid 7 38 268 5.0%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 6 2,671 13,894 6.1%
NAPROXEN Naproxen Sodium 6 5,127 12,849 9.7%
ATENOLOL Atenolol and Chlorthalidone 5 1,722 5,024 14.0%
DICLOFENAC Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 5 6,378 16,398 7.3%
KETOPROFEN Orudis 5 393 2,947 7.1%
PREDNISONE prednisone 5 22,555 57,772 14.2%
TRAMADOL ConZip 5 14,555 19,235 19.2%

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