Guest guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Thanks, Jane. Keep us posted. LeanneJane wrote: Leanne, I am going to participate in a clinical study in approximately6 weeks at Emory in Atlanta. The drug is Viagra (or whatever the othername is). I was told that it is already approved for pulmonaryhypertension but it has not been approved for pulmonary fibrosis. Thethinking is that it will react in the lungs for the scarring as it doesfor the hypertension.ToodlesJane UIP 12/1998 Dalton, Georgia aka pianolady_musicgirl>> Hi ,>> Unfortunately, I don't know too much about Viagra - it sounds as if> you have more information than I do. I was always going by the name> sildenafil - but it looks like Ravatio is also another name for> sildenafil. I didn't realize that the studies were limited to folks> with COPD. I thought they had, by chance, figured out that this drug> could help pulmonary fibrosis patients because it helps open up the> blood vessels in the lungs. But from what I'm reading, they are only> using it to help folks with hypertension.>> Jane, I wonder if you have some hypertension?? If not, I'd be> interested in finding out why your doc is able to prescribe it for pf.>> Leanne> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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