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Upper-airway cough syndrome: Which Medications Are Safest? (117 Drugs Compared)

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117 medications are used for Upper-airway cough syndrome, with 1,253 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Upper-airway cough syndrome are CETIRIZINE and LORATADINE.

1,253
Total Reports
117
Drugs Used

All Medications for Upper-airway cough syndrome Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CETIRIZINE Cetirizine 191 4,787 8,423 10.0%
LORATADINE Curist Allergy Relief 165 372 1,472 1.5%
FLUTICASONE ADVAIR DISKUS 150 1,043 3,658 3.3%
AZELASTINE Azelastine Hydrochloride 70 12 89 0.2%
FEXOFENADINE Fexofenadine HCl 64 80 535 0.4%
IPRATROPIUM Ipratropium bromide 51 860 3,389 11.4%
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE Triamcinolone Acetonide 46 1,874 3,276 11.2%
LORATADINE\PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - 41 4 84 0.1%
AZELASTINE\FLUTICASONE - 40 6 140 0.5%
FLUTICASONE FUROATE Fluticasone Furoate Ellipta 39 334 1,410 4.3%
MONTELUKAST Montelukast 31 873 7,555 3.2%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\GUAIFENESIN - 27 66 237 1.0%
MOMETASONE FUROATE\OLOPATADINE - 26 3 18 0.3%
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE CareOne Nasal and Sinus Decongestant 26 3,768 4,451 28.8%
GUAIFENESIN Guaifenesin and Pseudoephedrine HCl 24 158 371 2.0%
FEXOFENADINE\PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - 19 8 71 0.2%
BUDESONIDE BREYNA 18 987 6,421 3.9%
FEXOFENADINE\FEXOFENADINE - 16 60 101 5.4%
MOMETASONE FUROATE Mometasone Furoate 16 138 1,865 1.2%
CETIRIZINE\PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - 13 2,361 2,599 37.5%

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Most Reported Drugs for Upper-airway cough syndrome

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