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December 8, 2014
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Two New Drugs for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Two New Drugs for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
December 8, 2014 (Issue: 1457)
The FDA has approved 2 oral drugs for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Pirfenidone (Esbriet) has been available in Europe since 2011 and in Canada since 2012. Nintedanib (Ofev) is available only in the US.
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