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FDA Adds Fasenra Indication for Severe Asthma in Children

TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an additional indication for Fasenra (benralizumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients aged 6 to 11 years...

Fasenra Approved for Treatment of Children Aged 6 to 11 with Severe Asthma

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE) April 11, 2024 --AstraZeneca’s Fasenra® (benralizumab) is now approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for add-on maintenance treatment for patients wi...

Benralizumab Noninferior to Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – For patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) receiving standard care, benralizumab is noninferior to mepolizumab, according to a study published in...

Tapering of Inhaled Steroids Feasible for Asthma Controlled With Benralizumab

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – For patients with severe eosinophilic asthma controlled on benralizumab, tapering of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is feasible and is not associated with worse asthma...

Many Primary Care Docs Unaware of Biologic Asthma Meds

TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 – Biologic drugs to treat asthma have been around for two decades, but a surprising number of family doctors still aren’t prescribing them to kids and adults. A new survey f...

FDA Approves Fasenra Pen (benralizumab) Pre-Filled Auto-Injector for Self-Administration

October 4, 2019 – AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the self-administration of Fasenra (benralizumab) in a pre-filled, single-use auto-injector...

FDA Approves Fasenra (benralizumab) for Severe Eosinophilic Asthma

November 14, 2017 – AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Fasenra...

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