McKnight’s Senior Living February 17, 2024
(HealthDay News) — The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the use of the asthma drug Xolair (omalizumab) to help prevent anaphylactic reactions.
Xolair is an injected drug and is not meant as a substitute for EpiPens or other anaphylaxis rescue remedies, the agency stressed. Instead, “Xolair is intended for repeated use to reduce the risk of allergic reactions” that may occur with accidental exposure to multiple types of foods, the FDA explained in a news release.
Xolair was first approved in 2003 for the treatment of moderate-to-severe allergic asthma. It has also been approved to treat urticaria, as well as chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in certain patients.
“This newly approved use for Xolair will provide a treatment...
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