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Do you have Nontuberculous
Mycobacterial (NTM) Pulmonary Disease?

NORD Physician Guide to NTM

NTM Info & Research partnered with the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) to help publish a Physician Guide to Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. The guide, which was authored by Dr. Leah Lande, is designed to help promote awareness of NTM...

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Michael D. Iseman

We are saddened by the news that Dr. Michael Iseman has passed away at the age of 83. Dr. Iseman served for many years as the Chief of the Division of Mycobacterial and Respiratory Infections at National Jewish Health and remains widely regarded as a pioneer and...

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How Can I Get a Prescription for ARIKAYCE®?

ARIKAYCE® is currently the only FDA approved drug designed specifically for NTM (MAC) and now available through prescription from your physician for treatment of refractory MAC lung infection in adult patients. This medication is only available through select...

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Getting Engaged: The Patient Voice

by Amy Leitman   At the end of June I attended DIA 2016, the annual conference for the Drug Information Association, as part of their Patient Advocacy Fellowship Program. The Fellowship Program is a major initiative designed to build industry awareness of the...

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Fitting Together the Pieces of the NTM Puzzle

Every day, NTM Info & Research’s commitment to finding therapies serves as hope for the NTM community. We are constantly looking for ways to boost our financial support of research to achieve better treatments and, eventually, a cure. Until that cure is found,...

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220000

ESTIMATED CASES
OF NTM IN THE US
IN 2020

8.2 %

THE RISE IN THE
NUMBER OF NTM CASES
EACH YEAR

2.8m

ANTIBIOTIC-
RESISTANT INFECTIONS
IN THE US EACH YEAR