Safety and tolerability of pirfenidone (PFD) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) receiving commonly used concomitant medications

C. Albera, W. Bradford, U. Costabel, T. King, P. Noble, S. Sahn, D. Valeyre, R. du Bois (Turin, Italy; Brisbane, San Francisco, Durham, Charleston, United States Of America; Essen, Germany; Paris, France; London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Diffuse parenchymal lung disease: clinical profiles and collagen vascular disease
Session: Diffuse parenchymal lung disease: clinical profiles and collagen vascular disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 718
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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