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Is anyone using Dupixent for COPD?
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (112)Comment receiving replies
Perhaps a fresh pair of eyes (new Pulmonologist) might help. You can in certain circumstances wean yourself off the 02 with supervision. The 1st pumonologist of five years ago wanted to put me on 02.....sought another physician and still am not on the 02. He may not have mentioned Dupixent as it has only been approved since 2018...now there is a newer drug called Ohtuvayre that has just come on the market and is already being prescribed. It works differently that Dupixent so it would be possible to be on both, but that is a patient/physician discussion. I would go to a top notch Pulmonologist that is well versed in COPD. There are also valves that can be placed in your lungs to help......but only if you meet medical criteria. Please seek these options out for an improved quality of life.
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Ensifentrine is the other name of the medicine you’re talking about. It didn’t have as rigorous clinical trials showing benefit for those of us already in triple therapy (LAMA, LABA, ICS) and is taken 2x/day via nebulizer.
It was approved for COPD but is costly if you don’t have insurance coverage. I called my insurer and found that for me it’s covered any my copay would be < $100/month.
It’s basically nebulized theophylline. I have not yet heard from folks with COPD whether they’ve had improvements if their symptoms. My lung docs are more impressed with the data from the dupixent trials that showed significant reduction of frequency & severity of exacerbations, which is why they want me to try it 1st. We only like trying 1 rx change at a time. If too many things are changed, hard to know what is causing what.