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PIRFENIDONE for Obesity: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 8 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where PIRFENIDONE was used for Obesity.

Most Reported Side Effects for PIRFENIDONE

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Death 7,221 19.0% 7,159 291
Nausea 4,944 13.0% 220 690
Fatigue 3,597 9.5% 198 590
Decreased appetite 3,126 8.2% 230 564
Diarrhoea 3,026 8.0% 129 462
Dyspnoea 2,526 6.7% 351 1,099
Weight decreased 2,113 5.6% 203 424
Dizziness 2,027 5.3% 96 359
Rash 1,982 5.2% 70 185
Cough 1,692 4.5% 139 428
Vomiting 1,673 4.4% 66 303
Pneumonia 1,646 4.3% 304 1,194
Abdominal discomfort 1,625 4.3% 63 217
Abdominal pain upper 1,460 3.9% 47 195
Off label use 1,362 3.6% 175 187

Other Indications for PIRFENIDONE

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (27,590) Product used for unknown indication (4,961) Pulmonary fibrosis (3,063) Interstitial lung disease (1,657) Pulmonary arterial hypertension (210) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (115) Pneumonia (114) Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (94) Pulmonary hypertension (92) Hypoxia (71)

Other Drugs Used for Obesity

SEMAGLUTIDE (2,586) LIRAGLUTIDE (1,090) BUPROPION\NALTREXONE (726) TIRZEPATIDE (700) ORLISTAT (163) PHENTERMINE (127) DULAGLUTIDE (109) METFORMIN (100) PHENTERMINE\TOPIRAMATE (86) TOPIRAMATE (86)

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PIRFENIDONE Full Profile All Obesity Drugs PIRFENIDONE Demographics PIRFENIDONE Timeline