Esbriet and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is reported as a side effect among people who take Esbriet (pirfenidone), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Symbicort, and have Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease when taking Esbriet. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 39,843 people who have side effects when taking Esbriet from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Esbriet?
Esbriet has active ingredients of pirfenidone. eHealthMe is studying from 39,858 Esbriet users. Check the latest studies of Esbriet.
What is Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe) is found to be associated with 1,807 drugs and 2,206 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
39,843 people reported to have side effects when taking Esbriet.
Among them, 129 people (0.32%) have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Among these 129 people:
How long have people been on Esbriet when they have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? *
What is the gender of people who have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease when taking Esbriet? *
What is the age of people who have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease when taking Esbriet? *
What are other drugs people take besides Esbriet? *
What are other side effects people have besides Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? *
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Esbriet:
- Esbriet (39,858 reports)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatments and more:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (198,253 reports)
How severe was Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pirfenidone:
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Esbriet:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (1,807 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2,206 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on pirfenidone (the active ingredients of Esbriet) and Esbriet (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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