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Superinfection: Which Medications Are Safest? (67 Drugs Compared)

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67 medications are used for Superinfection, with 197 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Superinfection are PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM and AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE.

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All Medications for Superinfection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 31 3,372 10,462 17.6%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 21 998 6,376 6.5%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 19 2,671 13,894 6.1%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 18 2,747 13,832 6.8%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 18 5,348 15,776 15.8%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 12 1,405 5,983 8.0%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 11 2,926 9,596 15.1%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 10 1,212 11,721 4.0%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 9 1,623 4,167 11.4%
CEFUROXIME Cefuroxime sodium 7 439 2,274 8.4%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 7 2,952 7,491 16.4%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 6 885 5,097 8.4%
CEFPROZIL Cefprozil 6 6 95 1.8%
FLUCONAZOLE Fluconazole 6 2,546 5,821 16.8%
LANSOPRAZOLE Lansoprazole 6 6,896 12,277 11.3%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 6 3,880 7,167 28.0%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 6 2,188 7,909 9.7%
PRISTINAMYCIN - 6 24 532 3.1%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 5 1,333 4,313 9.2%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 5 986 5,320 5.8%

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