Skip to content
Important: This site presents data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). A report does not mean the drug caused the event. Full disclaimer.

Weight increased: Which Medications Are Safest? (129 Drugs Compared)

Lose Weight Fast — The 21-Day Smoothie Diet

36 fat-burning recipes + shopping lists. Results in the first week.

Get the Program

129 medications are used for Weight increased, with 774 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Weight increased are METFORMIN and TIRZEPATIDE.

774
Total Reports
129
Drugs Used

All Medications for Weight increased Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
METFORMIN Metformin Hydrochloride 72 11,550 40,702 12.7%
TIRZEPATIDE Zepbound 63 455 5,527 0.5%
SEMAGLUTIDE WEGOVY 52 792 11,258 1.3%
TOPIRAMATE Topiramate 43 3,527 7,098 12.3%
PHENTERMINE Phentermine Hydrochloride 42 222 399 12.5%
DULAGLUTIDE Trulicity 41 1,054 6,536 1.4%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 38 22,319 51,311 17.8%
FUROSEMIDE Furosemide 36 6,131 30,446 11.8%
BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A Jeuveau 34 1,288 1,536 34.4%
CYPROHEPTADINE Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride 29 59 290 7.8%
EXENATIDE Exenatide 26 1,228 2,512 3.9%
BUPROPION\NALTREXONE - 17 30 628 0.4%
OLANZAPINE Olanzapine 16 5,535 21,934 10.8%
ARIPIPRAZOLE Aripiprazole 14 3,863 20,713 5.8%
LIRAGLUTIDE Victoza 14 994 4,819 4.3%
TESTOSTERONE Testosterone 13 1,091 5,432 4.0%
MIRTAZAPINE Mirtazapine 12 5,410 11,495 18.9%
ANDROGEL - 11 24 151 1.6%
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT - 11 451 842 23.0%
LORCASERIN - 11 15 187 0.6%

View all 129 drugs →

Most Reported Drugs for Weight increased

#1 most reported
#2 most reported
#3 most reported