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Sepsis: Which Medications Are Safest? (352 Drugs Compared)

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352 medications are used for Sepsis, with 5,021 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Sepsis are VANCOMYCIN and PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM.

5,021
Total Reports
352
Drugs Used

All Medications for Sepsis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 1,032 5,348 15,776 15.8%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 807 3,372 10,462 17.6%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 609 3,880 7,167 28.0%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 366 2,926 9,596 15.1%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 360 2,952 7,491 16.4%
DAPTOMYCIN daptomycin 298 1,137 4,371 12.6%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 277 2,671 13,894 6.1%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 264 2,747 13,832 6.8%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 254 2,188 7,909 9.7%
AMIKACIN ARIKAYCE 224 2,114 4,686 18.7%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 198 997 3,055 18.0%
GENTAMICIN Gentamicin 197 947 2,865 14.4%
CILASTATIN\IMIPENEM - 185 643 1,798 13.2%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 169 986 5,320 5.8%
CEFOTAXIME Cefotaxime 113 557 1,932 16.9%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 113 5,777 19,426 14.9%
TIGECYCLINE Tigecycline 112 872 1,283 26.9%
FLUCONAZOLE Fluconazole 99 2,546 5,821 16.8%
MICAFUNGIN Micafungin 99 1,068 1,121 34.3%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 98 1,212 11,721 4.0%

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