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NICE backs Novartis asthma drug in fresh U-turn
Yahoo! News (blog) LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's health cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE said it planned to recommend the use of Novartis's severe asthma drug Xolair after prevaricating for months over whether it should be paid for on the taxpayer-funded National Health … |
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UK health cost body backs Novartis asthma drug in fresh U-turn
Yahoo! News (blog) LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's health cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE said it planned to recommend the use of Novartis's severe asthma drug Xolair after prevaricating for months over whether it should be paid for on the taxpayer-funded National Health … U-turn As Asthma Drug Gets Go-ahead NICE U-turn over asthma drug omalizumab |
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UK health cost body backs Novartis asthma drug in fresh U-turn
Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's health cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE said it planned to recommend the use of Novartis's severe asthma drug Xolair after prevaricating for months over whether it should be paid for on the taxpayer-funded National Health … NICE U-turn over asthma drug omalizumab |
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Asthma drug calms chronic hives, rashes
Baltimore Sun (blog) Sufferers of chronic hives and rashes could benefit from a commonly-used asthma drug, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. Scientists found that a once-a-month dose of the drug omalizumab helped ease symptoms that standard antihistamines didn't. |
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Asthma Drug Takes the Itch Out of Chronic Hives
WebMD Feb. 25, 2013 (San Antonio, Texas) — The asthma drug Xolair appears to be a safe and effective treatment for chronic hives, a new study shows. The results of the study were presented at a news conference here at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma … |
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Asthma drug treats chronic hives, study finds
Fox News For hive sufferers who do not find relief with traditional antihistimines, an asthma drug has proven to be the “magic bullet” in treatment, the New York Times reported. Xolair, or omalizumab, is commonly used to treat allergic asthma. But a phase III … |
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Asthma Drug May Treat Chronic Hive Sufferers
RTT News Xolair (omalizumab), a drug used to treat sufferers of severe allergies by injections, has completed Phase III of its trial period, and now awaits approval by the FDA. Results of the test were published in The New England Journal of Medicine (February 25). |
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Asthma Drug Works Wonders With Hives
Medical Daily A drug that is currently approved and prescribed for asthma, Xolair, or technically called omalizumab, was shown in Phase III clinical trials to relieve hives and itchiness when injected monthly. "This is the magic bullet that patients have been … |
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Fight Hives With Asthma Drug, Study Says
The Inquisitr A new study has revealed an asthma drug can also be an effective deterrent against chronic itchy hives, The New York Times reported on Sunday, February 24. The drug is called omalizumab, more commonly referred to as Xolair, and just one monthly … |
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Drug to Treat Asthma Could Relieve Hives Patients of a Chronic Itch, Study Says
New York Times An asthma drug has shown promise in relieving itchiness for patients with chronic hives who do not get relief from traditional antihistamine treatment. The drug, omalizumab, known by its brand name, Xolair, is a monoclonal antibody approved to treat … Asthma drug can ease agony of constant itch, too Asthma Drug Found Highly Effective in Treating Chronic, Severe Hives and Itch Asthma Drug Curbs Chronic Hives |
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