'Life-changing' asthma injection will be offered to patients who can't use inhalers People suffering from severe asthma are to get a ‘life-changing drug’ which has been approved for routine use on the NHS.
Around 100,000 patients whose symptoms are too bad for traditional inhalers or steroids will be eligible for treatment with benralizumab after it was given the green light by health spending watchdog NICE.
Patients’ groups welcomed the decision, saying the drug – which is administered by injection – has the potential to improve the lives of those suffering from a particularly severe form of asthma. Mail Online
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Around 100,000 patients whose symptoms are too bad for traditional inhalers or steroids will be eligible for treatment with benralizumab after it was given the green light by health spending watchdog NICE.
Patients’ groups welcomed the decision, saying the drug – which is administered by injection – has the potential to improve the lives of those suffering from a particularly severe form of asthma. Mail Online
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- Provisional thumbs up for biological asthma drug On Medica
- Benralizumab for treating severe asthma [ID1129] NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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