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Septic shock: Which Medications Are Safest? (228 Drugs Compared)

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228 medications are used for Septic shock, with 1,840 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Septic shock are VANCOMYCIN and PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM.

1,840
Total Reports
228
Drugs Used

All Medications for Septic shock Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 351 5,348 15,776 15.8%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 344 3,372 10,462 17.6%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 292 3,880 7,167 28.0%
NOREPINEPHRINE NOREPINEPHRINE BITARTRATE 274 1,673 2,668 32.8%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 171 2,952 7,491 16.4%
VASOPRESSIN Vasopressin 162 801 1,195 41.0%
HYDROCORTISONE Hydrocortisone Cream Intensive Healing 122 5,314 10,582 21.6%
EPINEPHRINE EPINEPHRINE 94 1,469 4,388 9.7%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 89 2,926 9,596 15.1%
AMIKACIN ARIKAYCE 88 2,114 4,686 18.7%
NOREPINEPHRINE\NOREPINEPHRINE - 83 296 553 28.1%
CILASTATIN\IMIPENEM - 77 643 1,798 13.2%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 71 2,188 7,909 9.7%
GENTAMICIN Gentamicin 67 947 2,865 14.4%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 61 986 5,320 5.8%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 60 997 3,055 18.0%
DAPTOMYCIN daptomycin 59 1,137 4,371 12.6%
PHENYLEPHRINE Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 58 1,479 2,093 37.7%
MICAFUNGIN Micafungin 51 1,068 1,121 34.3%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 49 2,671 13,894 6.1%

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