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

Summary:

Ipf is reported as a side effect among people who take Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Coumadin, and have Osteoporosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Ipf when taking Lopressor. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 32,072 people who have side effects when taking Lopressor from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lopressor?

Lopressor has active ingredients of metoprolol tartrate. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 33,152 Lopressor users. Check the latest studies of Lopressor.

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 Oct, 10, 2025

32,072 people reported to have side effects when taking Lopressor.
Among them, 116 people (0.36%) have Ipf.

Could Lopressor cause Ipf?

Among these 116 people:

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

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 100 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

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

  • female: 50.88 %
  • male: 49.12 %

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

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 9.28 %
  • 50-59: 5.15 %
  • 60+: 85.57 %

What are other drugs people take besides Lopressor? *

  1. Coumadin: 36 people, 31.03%
  2. Lisinopril: 32 people, 27.59%
  3. Aredia: 31 people, 26.72%
  4. Lasix: 31 people, 26.72%
  5. Digoxin: 30 people, 25.86%
  6. Protonix: 28 people, 24.14%
  7. Zocor: 26 people, 22.41%
  8. Prilosec: 25 people, 21.55%
  9. Zometa: 24 people, 20.69%
  10. Aspirin: 23 people, 19.83%

What are other side effects people have besides Ipf? *

  1. Diarrhea: 40 people, 34.48%
  2. Back Pain: 36 people, 31.03%
  3. Stress And Anxiety: 36 people, 31.03%
  4. Pain: 35 people, 30.17%
  5. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 34 people, 29.31%
  6. Spinal Osteoarthritis (joint cartilage loss in spine): 33 people, 28.45%
  7. Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 33 people, 28.45%
  8. Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 32 people, 27.59%
  9. Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal): 31 people, 26.72%
  10. Abdominal Pain Upper: 30 people, 25.86%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 20 people, 17.24%
  2. Breast Cancer Metastatic: 12 people, 10.34%
  3. Aortic Valve Incompetence: 10 people, 8.62%
  4. Haemorrhage (bleeding): 10 people, 8.62%
  5. High Blood Cholesterol: 10 people, 8.62%
  6. Bone Loss: 9 people, 7.76%
  7. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 7 people, 6.03%
  8. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic (type of epithelial lung cancer spreads to other parts): 5 people, 4.31%
  9. Pain: 5 people, 4.31%
  10. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 4 people, 3.45%

* 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 metoprolol tartrate:

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 Lopressor 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 metoprolol tartrate (the active ingredients of Lopressor) and Lopressor (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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