Monthly injection with tezepelumab helped 90% of patients with severe asthma reduce intake of daily steroid tablets. The ...

A monthly injection has helped 90% of severe asthma patients reduce daily steroid tablets, which are associated with ...

The injection is recommended as an additional maintenance treatment for patients over 12 when usual medications have not ...

Monthly monoclonal antibody injection tezepelumab is so effective in patients with severe asthma, half are able to stop daily ...

They found that an injected antibody called tezepelumab allowed 90% of people with severe asthma to reduce their use of daily ...

A global trial has suggested that a monthly injection could allow people with severe asthma to stop taking daily steroid tablets altogether or at least reduce their intake, with no ill effects.More ...

Taking steroid inhalers or tablets to treat asthma or control flare-ups is linked to a heightened risk of brittle bones (osteoporosis) and increased vulnerability to broken bones (fragility fractures) ...

More than one quarter of asthma patients have been prescribed potentially dangerous amounts of steroid tablets, with researchers warning this puts them at greater risk of serious side-effects. More ...

More than one quarter of asthma patients have been prescribed potentially dangerous amounts of steroid tablets, with researchers warning this puts them at greater risk of serious side-effects.