Permitted Medications Sample Clauses

Permitted Medications. Allowed concomitant medications include the following: • Antibiotics; • Daily multivitamins or recommended daily supplements; • Other medications intended to manage concurrent diseases, as authorized by the treating physician; • Oral, implantable, or injectable contraceptives. Patients taking medication chronically should be maintained on those same doses and dose schedules throughout the study period and should not have additions or changes made to their medications, as medically feasible. The use of the following therapies, which may affect walking distance, are permitted during the study, provided the patients have been receiving a stable dosage for at least 30 days prior to Day 1. Unless medically indicated and discussed with the medical monitor, the doses of these agents should remain unchanged during the study. • Vasodilators (including calcium channel blockers); • Digoxin; • L-Arginine supplementation; • Diuretics; • Agents to treat anemia (including but not limited to supplemental iron, erythropoietin, or intravenous iron); − If the patient receives intravenous iron therapy during Screening, the intravenous infusion must be performed at least 30 days prior to Day 1; • Agents to treat neuropathic pain associated with peripheral neuropathy (such as pregabalin); • Oxygen supplementation. If receiving treatment for CTD with prednisone or any other drugs, the medications must remain the same for at least 90 days prior to Day 1. Doses for medications prescribed for the treatment of CTD must remain stable for at least 30 days prior to Day 1 and for the duration of the study. PAH-specific background therapy should be taken as clinically indicated and prescribed by the physician for the duration of the study.‌‌‌ Refer to Section 9.10.26 for guidelines on oxygen use during 6MWTs. Initiation of supplemental long-term oxygen therapy (oxygen application for more than 30 consecutive days) or persistent modification of a pre-existing supplemental long-term oxygen therapy (i.e., need for a persistent increase of the amount of delivered oxygen for more than 30 days) due to worsening PAH is permitted. Diuretics may be prescribed as clinically indicated throughout the study. Any changes to the doses of oxygen or diuretics throughout the course of the study must be recorded in the eCRF.
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