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METFORMIN for Weight increased: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 72 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where METFORMIN was used for Weight increased.

Most Reported Side Effects for METFORMIN

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Lactic acidosis 16,316 17.9% 2,912 11,967
Acute kidney injury 11,361 12.5% 1,267 8,814
Diarrhoea 7,679 8.4% 456 2,925
Toxicity to various agents 5,669 6.2% 2,161 3,990
Metabolic acidosis 5,236 5.8% 910 4,132
Hypoglycaemia 5,047 5.6% 394 3,285
Drug ineffective 4,991 5.5% 301 1,101
Nausea 4,915 5.4% 366 2,253
Vomiting 4,624 5.1% 382 2,847
Blood glucose increased 4,038 4.4% 42 849
Hypotension 3,116 3.4% 548 2,420
Fatigue 2,920 3.2% 206 1,280
Dyspnoea 2,903 3.2% 417 1,873
Completed suicide 2,820 3.1% 2,807 936
Malaise 2,688 3.0% 209 1,332

Other Indications for METFORMIN

Product used for unknown indication (30,947) Type 2 diabetes mellitus (25,080) Diabetes mellitus (17,371) Gestational diabetes (751) Polycystic ovaries (588) Suicide attempt (482) Blood glucose increased (461) Glucose tolerance impaired (447) Hyperglycaemia (373) Insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus (307)

Other Drugs Used for Weight increased

TIRZEPATIDE (63) SEMAGLUTIDE (52) TOPIRAMATE (43) PHENTERMINE (42) DULAGLUTIDE (41) DEXAMETHASONE (38) FUROSEMIDE (36) BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A (34) CYPROHEPTADINE (29) EXENATIDE (26)

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METFORMIN Full Profile All Weight increased Drugs METFORMIN Demographics METFORMIN Timeline