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Experimental IPF Therapies: Cotrimoxazole

Cotrimoxazole (Trisulfa-FPI) is a combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole in fixed amounts (trimethoprim 80 mg and sulfamethoxazole 400 mg) used to treat bacterial, fungal and protozoal infections. It is developed and marketed worldwide with different brand names including Septra (GlaxoSmithKline plc) and Bactrim (Hoffmann-La Roche). Being a broad…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

“Patients, caregivers, and physicians discuss the disease and the role the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation has played in the past years.”   Learn more about Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation: http://bit.ly/1MkiSzf  …

#TBT – Remembering Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel was an American daredevil, entertainer, and international icon. He attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a canyon jump across Snake River Canyon (which failed) in a team-powered rocket. During his career, he suffered more than 433 bone fractures, which gave…

OFEV Efficacy Supported in a New Study

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals recently presented results of the Phase III INPULSIS trials investigating the efficacy of OFEV ® (nintedanib) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at the American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting (CHEST 2015). The Phase III INPULSIS trials were randomized, double-blind studies designed to assess both…