Respiratory Conditions

Recently approved for children 6 to 11 years, Dupixent reduces severe asthma attacks and improves lung function.

In a study conducted by JAMA, results were recently released sharing children with active asthma had reduced symptom days, but not significantly, in the use of a school-wide integrated pest management program or a high-efficiency particulate air filter purifier in recorded 2-week time periods.

Efforts are underway to accelerate the development of a novel therapy for excessive airway mucus and inflammation treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

Three experts say that pulmonary rehabilitation programs don’t necessarily result in improved lung function but are associated with improved physical and other sorts of functioning. Less than 5% of those who might benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation services received them.

Tezepelumab, which is being currently reviewed by the FDA, provides small improvements in daily symptoms and quality of life but is only modestly cost-effectiveness at the anticipated price, according to the cost-effectiveness group's calculations.

Regulatory actions for drugs for children, a combination cancer therapy, launches of two generic therapies for COPD, and cancer and Alzheimer’s therapies receive Breakthrough Designation round out this week’s FDA news.

With more than 50 million Americans suffering from allergies each year, it’s critical for primary care physicians to play a pivotal role in appropriately managing asthma and allergic diseases.

The COPD Foundation is calling for a change in clinical trial design that would test experimental therapies in subsets of patients.