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Acute Severe Asthma

Acute severe asthma, also known as status asthmaticus is an emergency condition, wherein the patient has severe bouts of coughing, wheezing, and breathing difficulties. There is severe bronchoconstriction and airway inflammation which leads to less oxygen exchange by the lungs. All this leads to this life-threatening emergency condition.

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Can I use Fasenra to treat my asthma?

Query: Hello doctor, I am dealing with the asthma gig, and my doctor suggested Fasenra. Is this like the new thing for asthma, and how does it work? Please help.  Read Full »

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Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. Fasenra (Benralizumab) is a newer medication used for severe eosinophilic asthma in adults. It belongs to a class of drugs called interleukin-5 (IL-5) receptor antagonists. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell involved in asthma i...  Read Full »

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