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Scotland: Hope for patients with pulmonary fibrosis

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced that the anti-fibrotic medicine nintedanib has been accepted for use by NHS Scotland for the treatment of patients with the lung scarring disease pulmonary fibrosis. Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) has spearheaded a campaign for patients in Scotland with the support of patients, families and medical experts, to […]

Victory for thousands of terminally ill patients

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Antifibrotic drugs offer hope to thousands of patients who are living with a condition that has a worse outcome than most cancers. · Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) is delighted to announce their campaign, backed by patients, families and medical experts, to end the inhumane restrictions on life-extending antifibrotic drugs has been successful. · Today […]