Biologics
Biologics are an emerging type of asthma treatment for severe cases. Through an injection, the medications are delivered to you by your primary care physician or doctor. They lessen inflammation by targeting and focusing on antibodies, inflammatory molecules and cells. Hence, biologics are considered to give a more personalized treatment compared to other asthma drugs.
You might be a candidate for biologics in the event that you keep on having flare-ups consistently despite staying away from your triggers and using your controller medications. Biologics may likewise reduce nighttime asthma,and also reduce the number of times you have to use the hospital due to asthma attacks. There are currently five sorts of biologics accessible for severe asthma treatment:
- reslizumab (Cinqair)
- benralizumab (Fasenra)
- mepolizumab (Nucala)
- dupilumab (Dupixent)
- omalizumab (Xolair)
Of these biologics, Nucala, Cinqair and fasenra all target eosinophils explicitly. More biologics are being developed for more targeted treatment. In the event that your primary care physician suggests biologics for your eosinophilic asthma, you may get these injections each 2 to 8weeks throughout the span of at least 4months. [3]