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Sickle cell anaemia: Which Medications Are Safest? (101 Drugs Compared)

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101 medications are used for Sickle cell anaemia, with 1,926 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Sickle cell anaemia are DEFERASIROX and VOXELOTOR.

1,926
Total Reports
101
Drugs Used

All Medications for Sickle cell anaemia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DEFERASIROX Deferasirox 883 2,661 4,008 23.5%
VOXELOTOR OXBRYTA 394 396 7,660 1.8%
GLUTAMINE Endari 135 31 1,324 0.9%
DEFERIPRONE FERRIPROX 125 287 923 11.5%
HYDROXYUREA Hydroxyurea 119 664 2,103 11.1%
AMBRISENTAN AMBRISENTAN 56 10,291 32,910 11.9%
EXJADE - 26 76 92 23.9%
CRIZANLIZUMAB-TMCA - 23 37 435 3.3%
BUSULFAN Busulfan 16 3,122 2,271 27.7%
DEFEROXAMINE Desferal 14 152 314 18.1%
METHOTREXATE Methotrexate 14 21,265 68,793 8.4%
ERYTHROPOIETIN - 13 1,199 1,736 15.1%
FOLIC ACID Folic Acid 13 4,840 8,542 21.2%
OXYCODONE Oxycodone Hydrochloride 10 55,140 21,279 28.9%
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE Cyclophosphamide 7 25,330 45,054 19.7%
FLUDARABINE Fludarabine Phosphate 7 6,831 6,745 28.9%
LETAIRIS - 7 496 1,492 11.5%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 6 42,491 15,153 45.0%
DARBEPOETIN ALFA ARANESP 5 13,865 14,279 42.3%
ICL670A - 5 19 34 35.8%

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Most Reported Drugs for Sickle cell anaemia

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