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By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sanofi and Regeneron's blockbuster drug Dupixent for patients with a chronic lung disease, commonly known as "smoker's ...
The safety results in the EoE KIDS study were generally consistent with the known safety profile of Dupixent in adolescents and adults with EoE. AEs more commonly observed with Dupixent (≥10%) in either weight-based dosing regimen compared to placebo during Part A were COVID-19, nausea, injection site pain and headache.
Dupilumab. Dupilumab, sold under the brand name Dupixent, is a monoclonal antibody blocking interleukin 4 and interleukin 13, used for allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis (eczema), asthma and nasal polyps which result in chronic sinusitis. [6][7][8][4] It is also used for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis [9] and prurigo nodularis.
Dupixent approved in the EU as the first-ever targeted therapy for patients with COPD . First-in-world approval of Dupixent for adults with uncontrolled COPD with raised blood eosinophils based on two landmark phase 3 studies showing Dupixent significantly reduced exacerbations, improved lung function and also improved health-related quality of life
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests are lateral flow immunoassays that detect the presence of a specific viral antigen, which indicates current viral infection. Antigen tests produce results quickly (within approximately 15–30 minutes), and most can be used at the point-of-care or as self-tests.
In unvaccinated high-risk people with COVID‑19, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir can reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 88% if taken within five days of symptom onset. [19] People who take nirmatrelvir/ritonavir also test negative for COVID‑19 about two and a half days earlier than people who do not. [20]
The US government plans to make more at-home Covid-19 tests available for free this month as the country heads into respiratory virus season with high levels of the coronavirus already circulating.
COVID-19 drug development is the research process to develop preventative therapeutic prescription drugs that would alleviate the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). From early 2020 through 2021, several hundred drug companies, biotechnology firms, university research groups, and health organizations were developing therapeutic ...