Esbriet (pirfenidone): Important safety update and new recommendations to prevent Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI)
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This direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC) contains important information for healthcare professionals prescribing, dispensing or administering the medicine(s). It also includes a communication plan with details of intended recipients and the dissemination date.
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Key facts
Medicine name |
Esbriet
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Active substance |
Pirfenidone
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Procedure number |
EMEA/H/C/002154/II/0066/G
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Regulatory outcome |
Variation
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DHPC type |
Type II variation
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Human ATC code |
L04AX05
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Dissemination date |
29/10/2020
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