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We understand that being diagnosed with PPF can be difficult.

This is a place to visit when you are feeling uncertain about your illness, your treatment and your care, or if you should wish to find out more about your illness and the support available to you.

This website is designed to help people like you manage your illness and associated treatments

It contains advice and materials to support you; from understanding PPF to managing your therapy with OFEV®, and how to get the most out of your interactions with your healthcare providers on how to manage expectations with loved ones.

As you tour this support space for PPF, you will see various locations that focus on specific aspects of your condition – click on the links below to visit the different areas of the PPF Support Space.

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Disease and OFEV® information

Information Centre

Information on how to manage your condition and treatment with OFEV®.

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Well-being and mental health

Zen Garden

Tools to support you with your physical, mental and spiritual well-being.

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Diet and nutrition information

Picnic Area

Managing your diet specific to your illness and treatment needs.

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Holistic care

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Holistic plan for managing your illness, making decisions and setting goals for your care plan.

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Exercise and physical health

Exercise Area

Maintaining your physical activity to support your overall well-being.

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The information provided is not a substitute for any advice given to you by your medical team or information within the patient information leaflet in your medicine pack. If you have any questions after reading this information, talk to your medical team — they’re here to help you.

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If you live in the UK and you experience any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the package leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the yellow card scheme at https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

If you live in the Republic of Ireland and you experience any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the package leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Health Products Regulatory Authority at www.hpra.ie or by email to medsafety@hpra.ie. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

This website has been developed by Boehringer Ingelheim and is intended for people with progressive pulmonary fibrosis who have been prescribed OFEV® (nintedanib).

This website is intended for people with progressive pulmonary fibrosis who have been prescribed treatment with OFEV® (nintedanib). OFEV® is used to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or other chronic fibrosing interstitial lung diseases that are showing signs of progression and these diseases are referred to on this website collectively as ‘progressive pulmonary fibrosis’.

This website aims to provide you with information about your disease and how to manage your symptoms or the side effects of your treatment, as well as to give you details on holistic support available.

The information on this website has been developed to enhance, but not replace, the advice and help of your medical team. If you have any questions after reading this website, or any further concerns, always talk to your medical team – i.e., a nurse, doctor or pharmacist – they are here to help you.

You’ll also find more information about OFEV® in your Patient Information Leaflet (PIL), included with your OFEV® medication pack, or on www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/7705/pil if you live in the United Kingdom, or on www.medicines.ie/medicines/ofev-150-mg-soft-capsules-33198/patient-info if you live in the Republic of Ireland.