Nerandomilast slows lung function decline in IPF, PPF: Clinical trials

Nerandomilast slows lung function decline in IPF, PPF: Clinical trials

Nerandomilast, Boehringer Ingelheim’s investigational oral therapy, significantly slowed lung function decline in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) after a year of treatment, according to final data from two Phase 3 clinical trials. FIBRONEER-IPF (NCT05321069) enrolled 1,177 IPF patients, while FIBRONEER-ILD…

Why I track changes to my post-transplant medications

After my mid-May clinic visit, I made my 130th medication change since my bilateral lung transplant in July 2021. Each week I fill my pill boxes with 17 medications. Another 17 have come out of rotation since my transplant. Following my diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in January…

It’s important to give myself grace when I feel exhausted

Disrupting the rhythm of day-to-day life with pulmonary fibrosis comes at a cost. When I was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in January 2017, my medications changed dramatically. I went from taking only Zyrtec (cetirizine hydrochloride) for seasonal allergies to requiring multiple meds that…