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What is Pirfenidone?
Pirfenidone is an anti-fibrotic and antiinflammation medication used to slow the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. It is currently approved in Europe, Asia and Canada, but not the United States.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
| Perceived Effectiveness | |||||||
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | 5 | 1 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Pirfenidone
| Fatigue | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nausea | 1 | |
| Loss of sense of taste | 1 | |
| Loss of appetite | 1 | |
| Gastrointestinal problems | 1 | |
| Hospitalization | 1 | |
| See all 6 reported side effects ▼ | ||
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 |  |
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| Course of treatment ended | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Pirfenidone
Always |
1 | 100% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Pirfenidone
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
1 | 100% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
0 | 0% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Pirfenidone
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
0 | 0% |
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