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Tension headache: Which Medications Are Safest? (102 Drugs Compared)

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102 medications are used for Tension headache, with 563 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Tension headache are ACETAMINOPHEN\ASPIRIN\CAFFEINE and IBUPROFEN.

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All Medications for Tension headache Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
ACETAMINOPHEN\ASPIRIN\CAFFEINE - 180 155 438 1.3%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 69 6,705 29,386 7.7%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 37 30,085 50,046 22.0%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 26 11,101 16,499 14.9%
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE Escitalopram 23 3,531 11,942 11.6%
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA - 21 1,489 2,307 3.0%
ACETAMINOPHEN\IBUPROFEN - 18 21 59 0.7%
AMITRIPTYLINE AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE 16 4,837 7,290 23.7%
ACETAMINOPHEN\BUTALBITAL\CAFFEINE - 14 307 264 26.5%
ACETAMINOPHEN\CAFFEINE - 14 53 412 7.1%
ERENUMAB-AOOE - 13 1,935 3,054 3.9%
GALCANEZUMAB-GNLM - 13 66 681 0.2%
DICLOFENAC Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 11 6,378 16,398 7.3%
NAPROXEN Naproxen Sodium 9 5,127 12,849 9.7%
SUMATRIPTAN sumatriptan succinate 9 305 1,580 1.7%
ASPIRIN Aspirin 8 13,029 53,089 14.1%
TOPIRAMATE Topiramate 8 3,527 7,098 12.3%
DULOXETINE Duloxetine Hydrochloride 6 4,044 10,622 7.7%
ENOXAPARIN Enoxaparin Sodium 6 3,423 10,898 13.7%
EXCEDRIN TENSION HEADACHE - 6 0 3 N/A

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Most Reported Drugs for Tension headache

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