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Possible Interaction: Acetylcysteine and Pirfenidone

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

Compared with placebo combined with high-dose NAC, pirfenidone combined with high-dose NAC prolonged the progression-free survival of Chinese IPF patients with mild to moderate impairment of pulmonary function. (
Medicine  •  2015  |  View Paper
Pirfenidone , suppressed growth of HapT1 cells and the desmoplastic response in vivo; these effects were enhanced by co-administration of NAC.
Oncotarget  •  2016  |  View Paper
Combination treatment with inhaled N-acetylcysteine and pirfenidone is likely to result in worse outcomes for IPF.
Conclusions Combination treatment with inhaled N-acetylcysteine and pirfenidone is likely to result in worse outcomes for IPF.
European Respiratory Journal  •  2020  |  View Paper