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What are the medications for pulmonary fibrosis and what are the side effects?
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Steroids,immunosupre: The drugs which are used are steroids like Prednisone in high doses, sometimes immunosupresants , responce to treatment is variable and patients requre continuosly oxygen and may need lung transplantation if nothing else works.
Answered 6/30/2014
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