Effectiveness and Safety of Pirfenidone Treatment in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

  • Cecilia Martín
    Universidad de Salamanca cecilia_mc[at]usal.es
  • Eduardo Arnáez
    UGC Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo. ,
  • Lucía Velasco
    UGC Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo.

Abstract

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a serious lung disease that, at the present time, has no cure. In an effort to find an effective treatment for these patients, pirfenidone comes up, becoming the first drug approved in IPF treatment. This observational, longitudinal and retrospective study attepts to determine the effectiveness and safety of this new drug in habitual clinical practice. Lung function parameters and safety traces were evaluated in 16 patients treated with pirfenidone in Central University Hospital of Asturias. It was observed that, after 12 months of treatment, 66,67% of patients had a decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) less than 10% of the estimated, and the disease had progressed in 45,45% of patients. In addition, 31,25% of patients had exacerbations during the treatment and 56,25% suffered any adverse event (usually gastrointestinal disease or fatigue).
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