Esbriet and Stress and anxiety - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Stress and anxiety 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 month also take Pantoprazole, and have Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Stress and anxiety 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 Stress and anxiety?

Stress and anxiety is found to be associated with 3,544 drugs and 5,491 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Stress and anxiety.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Jul, 10, 2026

39,843 people reported to have side effects when taking Esbriet.
Among them, 622 people (1.56%) have Stress and anxiety.

Among these 622 people:

* 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)

Stress and anxiety treatments and more:

Stress and anxiety (637,446 reports)

How severe was Stress and anxiety and when was it recovered:

Stress and anxiety in Esbriet

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pirfenidone:

Stress and anxiety and drugs with ingredients of pirfenidone (641 reports)

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+

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Stress and anxiety:

Stress and anxiety (3,544 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Stress and anxiety:

Stress and anxiety (5,491 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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