Scleroderma Types Systemic Symptoms Lungs PH Treatments

Flolan (Prostacyclin, Epoprostenol)

Flolan (Epoprostenol) by GlaxoSmithKline is given continuously through an indwelling catheter.

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting, as of 10-22-12:

Study of a New Thermo Stable Formulation of Epoprostenol Sodium to Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). This multicentre, open label, single-arm study in approximately 20 adult patients will evaluate the impact on lifestyle of a new thermo stable formulation of epoprostenol sodium in subjects with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). ClinicalTrials.gov.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Epoprostenol Therapy for Severe Congestive Heart Failure: The Flolan International Randomized Survival Trial (FIRST). This study was for heart-failure patients (not PH patients), and the results were so bad the study was ended early, because the patients were dying off at an increased pace. Medscape.

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