Methods of administering pirfenidone therapy
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1. A method of administering pirfenidone and fluvoxamine concurrently to a patient in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of fluvoxamine to the patient and administering a therapeutically effective amount of pirfenidone to the patient, wherein the amount of the pirfenidone is about 801 mg/day.
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The present invention relates to methods involving avoiding adverse drug interactions with fluvoxamine and pirfenidone or other moderate to strong inhibitors of CYP enzymes.
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- 1. A method of administering pirfenidone and fluvoxamine concurrently to a patient in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of fluvoxamine to the patient and administering a therapeutically effective amount of pirfenidone to the patient, wherein the amount of the pirfenidone is about 801 mg/day.
- 6. A method of providing pirfenidone therapy to a patient in need thereof comprising titrating the dosage of pirfenidone administered to the patient downward from a dose of about 2400 mg/day, while co-administering fluvoxamine, wherein the dose of pirfenidone is reduced by about 1600 mg/day.
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