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I have never read anywhere that Esbriet (Pirfenidone) has a negative effect on the immune system.  If someone has any information that says otherwise please post it in this forum. This would be valuable to know in regards to COVID vaccines.

Does anyone know if Teavigo was taken once or twice a day in the study. They mention the dosage of 600mg of EGCG per day but they don’t really go into how it was administered.

I would like to make a suggestion to the moderator of this forum and all of the other forums on Pulmonary Fibrosis News. Currently you have to scroll down to the bottom of a very long list of posts to see the latest one. Could you please reverse the order so the latest posts are at the top. This would benefit the members as they would see how the…[Read more]

I was diagnosed with IPF two months ago. I’m currently taking pirfenidone and reached full dosage level two weeks ago. I have had a few relatively minor side effects and seem to be tolerating it well.

I’m posting to this forum for the first time because I think the readers who can’t get insurance coverage to pay for Esbriet in the US might be…[Read more]