Overall drug treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients from national registries – a real-world study from Finland
Jaana Kaunisto,
Eija-Riitta Salomaa,
Mari Koivisto
et al.
Abstract:Background
Currently, two disease-modifying antifibrotic drugs are indicated for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The objective of this study was to analyse antifibrotic and overall prescription medication use of IPF patients in the real world.
Methods
Data was collected from the FinnishIPF registry and the Registry of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (SII). Purchases of all prescription medicines were assessed. The freque… Show more
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