Home     What's New     Internet Journals     Honoring Patients     About PPH     How to Help     Resources     Clinical Trials     The Foundation News & Events 02/01/2009 Inside your lungs are millions of very small blood vessels called capillaries... more..     What's New   Internet Journals   Honoring Patients   About PPH   How to Help   Resources   Clinical Trials   The Foundation   Contact Us Please mail photos, text, audio cassette or video as applicable to PPH Cure Foundation 1735 Connecticut Ave., NW 3rd. Floor Washington, DC 20009   Beraprost   United Therapeutics Corporation has commenced a 100+ patient study of Beraprost (an oral version of prostacyclin) for pulmonary hypertension. The study is being conducted by Dr. Richard Channick (UC San Diego) and others. The study lasts for one year, during which a patient may be on active drug or placebo. In Japan, small uncontrolled studies have led to Beraprost being approved for the treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension. All Rights Reserved, PPH Cure Foundation 2010.