Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use among older veterans with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) – a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly respiratory disease of older patients. IPF therapies (antifibrotics) are efficacious in slowing disease progression, but they are critically underutilized. Potential barriers to antifibrotic use are polypharmacy and potentially inap...

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Main Authors: Daniel M. Guidot, Marc Pepin, S. Nicole Hastings, Robert Tighe, Kenneth Schmader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03611-2
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