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Upper respiratory tract infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (381 Drugs Compared)

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381 medications are used for Upper respiratory tract infection, with 3,495 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Upper respiratory tract infection are LEVOFLOXACIN and AMOXICILLIN.

3,495
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All Medications for Upper respiratory tract infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 448 2,747 13,832 6.8%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 235 1,212 11,721 4.0%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 196 1,405 5,983 8.0%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 194 6,705 29,386 7.7%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 188 1,333 4,313 9.2%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 158 987 6,385 5.2%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 135 998 6,376 6.5%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 128 30,085 50,046 22.0%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 128 885 5,097 8.4%
ALBUTEROL Albuterol Sulfate 103 3,145 19,388 3.3%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 96 1,623 4,167 11.4%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 93 2,926 9,596 15.1%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 85 1,653 5,618 9.3%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 82 2,671 13,894 6.1%
REMDESIVIR Veklury 68 2,729 2,556 26.0%
OSELTAMIVIR oseltamavir phosphate 62 1,045 2,284 8.9%
NIRMATRELVIR\RITONAVIR - 58 484 2,738 0.9%
CEFUROXIME Cefuroxime sodium 56 439 2,274 8.4%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 49 5,777 19,426 14.9%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 44 12,828 26,552 20.1%

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Most Reported Drugs for Upper respiratory tract infection

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