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Wound infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (124 Drugs Compared)

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124 medications are used for Wound infection, with 861 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Wound infection are VANCOMYCIN and CLINDAMYCIN.

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All Medications for Wound infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 112 5,348 15,776 15.8%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 71 986 5,320 5.8%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 67 2,671 13,894 6.1%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 67 2,188 7,909 9.7%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 60 5,777 19,426 14.9%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 48 998 6,376 6.5%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 48 3,372 10,462 17.6%
FLUCLOXACILLIN - 40 187 797 12.5%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 36 2,952 7,491 16.4%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 36 3,880 7,167 28.0%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 35 885 5,097 8.4%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 28 2,747 13,832 6.8%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 27 2,926 9,596 15.1%
DAPTOMYCIN daptomycin 25 1,137 4,371 12.6%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 23 1,653 5,618 9.3%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 22 295 1,832 3.7%
MUPIROCIN MUPIROCIN 18 32 352 0.9%
OMADACYCLINE NUZYRA 18 79 231 7.3%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 17 1,212 11,721 4.0%
RIFAMPIN Rifampin 16 1,439 5,764 10.8%

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