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Throat cancer: Which Medications Are Safest? (47 Drugs Compared)

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47 medications are used for Throat cancer, with 143 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Throat cancer are PEMBROLIZUMAB and CETUXIMAB.

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Total Reports
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All Medications for Throat cancer Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
PEMBROLIZUMAB KEYTRUDA 27 15,543 35,472 18.6%
CETUXIMAB ERBITUX 23 2,104 5,157 14.5%
FLUOROURACIL FLUOROURACIL 15 6,997 20,941 13.2%
CISPLATIN CISplatin 13 8,387 17,469 17.7%
ERBITUX - 12 52 92 7.8%
CARBOPLATIN Carboplatin 8 12,544 35,869 14.9%
NIVOLUMAB OPDIVO 8 23,086 36,530 26.3%
CAPECITABINE Capecitabine 6 8,892 17,529 14.0%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 6 42,491 15,153 45.0%
DOCETAXEL Docetaxel 5 6,068 13,463 9.3%
PACLITAXEL PACLITAXEL PACLITAXEL 5 12,030 31,638 15.6%
PALBOCICLIB Ibrance 5 11,066 13,442 12.2%

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