On Oct. 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ofev (nintedanib) http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm418994.htm and Esbriet (pirfenidone) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Read more about nintedanib and prifenidone http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm418991.htm.
FDA approves two drugs for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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