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Small-particle inhaled corticosteroids: Paradigm shift in asthma treatment
ModernMedicine When large-particle inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) used as a monotherapy fail to control asthma, the current asthma guidelines recommend “stepping up” therapy by adding long-acting beta 2 agonists (LABAs) to the regimen as a first-line alternative … |
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5 facts to know about the new asthma drug
ModernMedicine FDA recently approved reslizumab (Cinqair, Teva Pharmaceuticals), an injectable used with other asthma medicines for the maintenance treatment of severe asthma. Cinqair is approved for patients who have a history of severe asthma attacks … |
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Pricing report blasts asthma drug cost
ModernMedicine Approximately 22 million US residents have asthma and approximately 5% to 10% of them have severe forms of the disease, according to ICER. Those with severe asthma are responsible for half of the estimated $50 billion that is spent on direct medical … |
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Stepping down asthma meds can control exacerbations, costs
ModernMedicine Asthma management is expensive, but a new study reveals that stepping down asthma medications can be done safely and without any more complications than others with asthma face. “In patients who have had stable asthma for at least one year, stepping … |
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Weight gain in childhood could worsen asthma in later years
ModernMedicine Physicians should pay close attention to weight gain in children with asthma, because it could result in increased airway obstruction as they age, according to a new report published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Obesity and asthma … |
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First-in-class biologic maintenance therapy approved for severe asthma
ModernMedicine Nucala, developed by GlaxoSmithKline, is an interleukin-5 (IL-5) antagonist monoclonal antibody that reduces the production and survival of esosinophils, which are one of the inflammatory cell types involved in asthma. The biologic is to be … |
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Good gut bacteria might prevent asthma development
ModernMedicine Therapeutic inoculation with four specific bacteria in infancy could prevent the development of asthma in adulthood, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia (UBC). Researchers found that gut dysbiosis in the first 100 days of … Health: 'Good' bacteria, asthma prevention linked Gut bacteria deficit linked to higher asthma risk Infants with four “good” gut bacteria unlikely to have asthma |
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Study: Bronchial thermoplasty can aid asthma hospitalizations
ModernMedicine For some asthma patients, even multiple medications aren't enough to keep them from having exacerbations requiring hospitalizations or emergency department visits. But a new treatment that uses heat to remove the excess smooth muscle that contributes … |
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FDA panel backs approval of GSK's mepolizumab for severe asthma
ModernMedicine FDA's Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee recently recommended approval of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's drug mepolizumab (Nucala) for severe asthma in patients aged 18 years and older. However, the panel voted 10 to 4 against approving the drug in … |
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Childhood asthma linked to fructose intake
ModernMedicine Consuming large amounts of fructose during the second trimester of pregnancy and at 2 years of age is associated with a significantly increased risk of asthma in childhood, a new study has found. The preliminary findings, presented at the annual … |
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