DCGI approves AstraZenecaâs eosinophilic asthma drug
DCGI approves AstraZenecaâs eosinophilic asthma drug
22 December 2020 | News
Source credit: AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca India, a leading science-led biopharmaceutical company, has received marketing authorisation from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for - use of the original research medicine, Fasenra™ (Benralizumab solution for injection in a single dose prefilled syringe30 mg/ml subcutaneous administration only) in patients with severe asthma (eosinophilic asthma). Benralizumab (Fasenra™) is indicated as an add-on maintenance treatment for severe asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype in adult patients.
Fasenra™ is an add-on maintenance treatment for patients with severe eosinophilic asthma. It is designed to target cells in the body called eosinophils, which are a key cause of the eosinophilic subtype of asthma. Fasenra™is not an inhaler or a steroid and is administered once in 8 weeks under the skin
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