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Toxic epidermal necrolysis: Which Medications Are Safest? (116 Drugs Compared)

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116 medications are used for Toxic epidermal necrolysis, with 516 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Toxic epidermal necrolysis are METHYLPREDNISOLONE and HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G.

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All Medications for Toxic epidermal necrolysis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 161 12,828 26,552 20.1%
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G BIVIGAM 126 5,286 16,081 7.5%
CYCLOSPORINE Verkazia 81 9,332 14,257 13.7%
ETANERCEPT ENBREL 68 10,338 36,932 2.9%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 53 13,159 32,883 16.3%
INSULIN HUMAN Humulin N 38 831 5,963 3.0%
PREDNISONE prednisone 29 22,555 57,772 14.2%
CHLORPHENIRAMINE ACTIDOM DA 20 607 663 31.6%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 17 22,319 51,311 17.8%
INFLIXIMAB Renflexis 17 7,516 36,324 5.4%
IMMUNE GLOBULIN NOS - 16 428 1,046 19.0%
ADALIMUMAB YUSIMRY 13 21,807 108,264 4.4%
BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE Wynzora 11 219 618 8.6%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 10 30,085 50,046 22.0%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 10 3,372 10,462 17.6%
CETIRIZINE Cetirizine 9 4,787 8,423 10.0%
HYDROCORTISONE Hydrocortisone Cream Intensive Healing 8 5,314 10,582 21.6%
METHOTREXATE Methotrexate 8 21,265 68,793 8.4%
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 7 2,057 6,095 14.5%
AMDINOCILLIN PIVOXIL - 6 12 63 11.8%

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Most Reported Drugs for Toxic epidermal necrolysis

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