Patient considerations and drug selection in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

Volumn 12, Issue , 2016, Pages 563-574

  Trawinska, Maria A ^a   Rupesinghe, Ruwani D ^a   Hart, Simon P ^a,b  

^a HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Decision making; Forced vital capacity; High resolution computed tomography; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Interstitial lung disease; Usual interstitial pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMBRISENTAN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BOSENTAN; IMATINIB; MACITENTAN; NINTEDANIB; OXYGEN; PIRFENIDONE; PREDNISOLONE; SILDENAFIL;

COUGHING; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84963827872     PISSN: 11766336     EISSN: 1178203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/TCRM.S81144     Document Type: Review

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