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AZ’s own interleukin-5 inhibitor (IL-5) Fasenra (benralizumab) is approved as an add-on maintenance treatment for eosinophilic asthma, while another IL-5 inhibitor from GlaxoSmithKline’s IL-5
as AstraZeneca’s asthma injection Fasenra(benralizumab).
GSK is trying to keep the first-to-market IL-5 inhibitor ahead of other drugs in the class, particularly AstraZeneca’s Fasenra (benralizumab) which is gaining ground fast with
AZ’s respiratory franchise also grew 18% to $1.3bn – although the company saw a 4% decline in sales of Symbicort, this was offset by the growth of Pulmicort and Fasenra,
The company also received a positive opinion for a new self-administration option for Fasenra (benralizumab) via a pre-filled, single-use auto-injector, rivalling similar moves from GSK and its
it. This still leaves it at a disadvantage to Fasenra, which is administered just once every eight weeks. ... This bad news has been tempered by disappointing results for AZ's rival Fasenra in the same setting.
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But GSK is not alone in the IL-5 inhibitor arena. AstraZeneca’s Fasenra is making waves with its eight-week dosing schedule and $296m in first-half sales – a 244%
AstraZeneca launched five significant new medicines in 2017: immunotherapy Iminzi, Calquence for mantle cell lymphoma, Qtern in type 2 diabetes, Bevespi Aerosphere in COPD and Fasenra for severe asthma.
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Since joining MedImmune in 2006, Bahija has overseen the development of several new medicines, including Imfinzi, Fasenra, Lumoxiti, Siliq and FluMist Quadrivalent.
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