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Type 2 lepra reaction: Which Medications Are Safest? (29 Drugs Compared)

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29 medications are used for Type 2 lepra reaction, with 254 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Type 2 lepra reaction are THALIDOMIDE and PREDNISOLONE.

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All Medications for Type 2 lepra reaction Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
THALIDOMIDE Thalomid 120 3,085 4,632 17.7%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 98 13,159 32,883 16.3%
CLOFAZIMINE - 42 1,021 1,528 23.0%
PREDNISONE prednisone 41 22,555 57,772 14.2%
METHOTREXATE Methotrexate 26 21,265 68,793 8.4%
DAPSONE Dapsone 18 182 937 5.5%
RIFAMPIN Rifampin 16 1,439 5,764 10.8%
PENTOXIFYLLINE Pentoxifylline 14 421 519 29.1%
AZATHIOPRINE AZATHIOPRINE 12 4,579 10,817 13.8%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 11 12,828 26,552 20.1%
APREMILAST Otezla 10 4,704 9,544 3.4%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 7 987 6,385 5.2%
MINOCYCLINE Minocycline Hydrochloride 7 1,530 2,364 23.2%
OFLOXACIN OFLOXACIN 7 198 1,257 6.5%

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Most Reported Drugs for Type 2 lepra reaction

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