Furosemide and Ipf - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Ipf is reported as a side effect among people who take Furosemide (furosemide), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Pantoprazole, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Ipf when taking Furosemide. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 313,719 people who have side effects when taking Furosemide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Furosemide?

Furosemide has active ingredients of furosemide. It is often used in swelling. eHealthMe is studying from 316,082 Furosemide users. Check the latest studies of Furosemide.

What is Ipf?

Ipf is found to be associated with 2,162 drugs and 2,245 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Ipf.



On Aug, 19, 2025

313,719 people reported to have side effects when taking Furosemide.
Among them, 1,049 people (0.33%) have Ipf.

Could Furosemide cause Ipf?

Among these 1,049 people:

How long have people been on Furosemide when they have Ipf? *

  • < 1 month: 33.33 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 42.42 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 9.09 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 9.09 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 3.03 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 3.03 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Ipf when taking Furosemide? *

  • female: 37.97 %
  • male: 62.03 %

What is the age of people who have Ipf when taking Furosemide? *

  • 0-1: 0.35 %
  • 2-9: 0.23 %
  • 10-19: 0.35 %
  • 20-29: 0.69 %
  • 30-39: 1.15 %
  • 40-49: 2.31 %
  • 50-59: 9.11 %
  • 60+: 85.81 %

What are other drugs people take besides Furosemide? *

  1. Pantoprazole: 245 people, 23.36%
  2. Prednisone: 238 people, 22.69%
  3. Albuterol: 179 people, 17.06%
  4. Lasix: 161 people, 15.35%
  5. Magnesium Oxide: 147 people, 14.01%
  6. Levofloxacin: 146 people, 13.92%
  7. Metformin: 144 people, 13.73%
  8. Azathioprine: 138 people, 13.16%
  9. Calcium Carbonate: 137 people, 13.06%
  10. Azithromycin: 136 people, 12.96%

What are other side effects people have besides Ipf? *

  1. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 386 people, 36.80%
  2. Pneumonia: 237 people, 22.59%
  3. Pain In Extremity: 219 people, 20.88%
  4. Stress And Anxiety: 194 people, 18.49%
  5. Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 190 people, 18.11%
  6. Asthma: 184 people, 17.54%
  7. Lung Disorder (lung disease): 183 people, 17.45%
  8. Coughing Up Blood: 177 people, 16.87%
  9. Obstructive Airways Disorder (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 174 people, 16.59%
  10. Vasculitis (inflammation of a blood vessel or blood vessels): 164 people, 15.63%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 106 people, 10.10%
  2. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 64 people, 6.10%
  3. Asthma: 59 people, 5.62%
  4. Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 48 people, 4.58%
  5. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 37 people, 3.53%
  6. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 32 people, 3.05%
  7. High Blood Cholesterol: 31 people, 2.96%
  8. Depression: 27 people, 2.57%
  9. Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 26 people, 2.48%
  10. Pain: 22 people, 2.10%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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Ipf treatments and more:

  • Ipf (79,192 reports)

How severe was Ipf and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of furosemide:

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+

Common Furosemide side effects:

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Common drugs associated with Ipf:

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Ipf:

  • Ipf (2,162 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Ipf:

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Ipf:

  • Ipf (2,245 conditions)

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on furosemide (the active ingredients of Furosemide) and Furosemide (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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