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Purpose
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a severe, progressive disease, which may be caused by exposure to certain medications.
Methods
We queried the U.S. FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2000 to 2022, using the search terms “pulmonary fibrosis” and “idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis” and excluded reports with patients under the age of 18 years, and patients with unknown sex or age. Reports...