New drug could be ‘gamechanger’ for chronic cough sufferers

New drug could be ‘gamechanger’ for chronic cough sufferers A new drug to treat chronic coughs could be a “gamechanger” treatment for the thousands of Britons who cough uncontrollably, many times a day.

Prof Surinder Birring, a leading lung doctor, has led a global trial that found Gefapixant reduces a person’s coughing by up to 60% and brings some relief to 70% of those who take it. The Guardian