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Can you use montelukast for allergies? [ANSWERED]

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Today I will explore a different use of montelukast and answer the main question: can you use montelukast for allergies? Licensed use of montelukast. Can you use montelukast for allergies? Can you use montelukast for allergies? We already learnt that montelukast is licensed to manage seasonal allergic rhinitis.

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Kaiser Permanente Joins Late-Stage Trial for Pfizer and BioNTech’s Lead COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

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and BioNTech’s lead vaccine candidate in a Phase III trial being conducted at sites in California and Oregon. The company announced that it commenced the Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the investigational COVID-19 vaccine this week. Related: Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Positive Early Trial Results.

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US experts trial AZ’s long-acting COVID-19 antibody combination

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An international trial led by US experts is to begin testing AstraZeneca’s long-acting antibody combination therapy to treat COVID-19. The combination known as AZD7442 is to be added to the phase 3 adaptive trial called ACTIV-3, where investigators add new sub-studies of investigational new agents.

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NEW FEXOFENADINE over the counter – Allevia tablets

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First-generation antihistamines can also be used to help manage allergies. Allevia tablets will be licensed as General Sale Item (GSL), which means it will be available over the counter in shops and supermarkets and not only in pharmacies. Pricing details for Allevia 120mg are not known yet. References: Gov.UK (2020).

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Biopharma Update on the Novel Coronavirus: October 27

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Novavax will present data from an ongoing Phase I/II clinical trial, including new Phase II reactogenicity data from its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Novavax anticipates the Phase III portion of its clinical trial to begin in the United States and Mexico by the end of November. Days after the U.S. Organizational Actions/Announcements

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Top 5 Most Promising FDA New Drug Approvals Expected in the Second Half of 2024

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Some treatments already on the market have grabbed additional approvals in 2024, including Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide) for cardiovascular risk reduction, Dupixent (dupilumab) for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in young children and Xolair (omalizumab) for food allergies. Karuna also has ongoing long-term extension trials.

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Unshackling TP53 in leukaemia with a novel combo; Merus receives funds for cancer research pact; Vera Therapeutics bags $80M; Gritstone appends COVID-19 to the pipeline.

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Vera Therapeutics bags USD 80 Million for trials. Vera Therapeutics has raised USD 80 million to take a drug licensed from Merck KGaA into a phase 2b kidney disease clinical trial. The drug, atacicept, has flunked multiple autoimmune clinical trials, but Vera contemplates that it is a prospect in IgA nephropathy.