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Tooth infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (86 Drugs Compared)

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86 medications are used for Tooth infection, with 1,514 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Tooth infection are AMOXICILLIN and METRONIDAZOLE.

1,514
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All Medications for Tooth infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 460 1,212 11,721 4.0%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 293 2,188 7,909 9.7%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 262 986 5,320 5.8%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 89 885 5,097 8.4%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 83 998 6,376 6.5%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 49 987 6,385 5.2%
CLINDAMYCIN\CLINDAMYCIN - 44 68 494 5.4%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 40 2,671 13,894 6.1%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 37 6,705 29,386 7.7%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 25 3,880 7,167 28.0%
SPIRAMYCIN - 25 179 519 19.4%
CEFUROXIME Cefuroxime sodium 23 439 2,274 8.4%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 19 1,405 5,983 8.0%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 18 295 1,832 3.7%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 17 1,333 4,313 9.2%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 16 2,747 13,832 6.8%
PENICILLIN V Penicillin V Potassium 16 178 729 5.8%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 14 1,653 5,618 9.3%
METRONIDAZOLE\SPIRAMYCIN - 14 2 48 2.6%
DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE Doxycycline Hyclate 13 1,164 1,650 19.1%

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