This drug resulted in higher levels of FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC in patients with pulmonary fibrosis caused by acute paraquat poisoning.
Pirfenidone. Ren W et al. recently published results of 86 patients with pulmonary fibrosis caused by acute paraquat poisoning. The pirfenidone group had higher levels of FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC compared to the non-pirfenidone group.
Ren W et al. Inhibitory effect of pirfenidone on pulmonary fibrosis in patients with acute paraquat poisoning. Am J Transl Res 2021; 13(11): 13192-13199.
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