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New medication Dupiexnt just approved Sept.
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Last Active: Dec 18, 2024 | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
That would be a question for you physician.....easinophil blood count and sputum eosinophils can determine your candidacy for Dupixent. But I wise physician taught me......".Don't look at the numbers, look at the patient. "
Am a tad surprised that the prednisone that you are taking for adrenal insufficiency is no helping a little with the lung inflammation. I am currently on Dupixent since 11/13/23 to current and a maintenance with Breztri. I had a low eosinophil count but several exacerbations requiring steroid therapy. I do get some relief however>
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I will ask my pulmonologist. I suspect he might have already considered it, he seems very good to me.
I suspect the prednisone is helping a little with the inflammation. When the inflammation first started it was real bad and they used prednisone to fight it. I was in the ICU for 21 days and they went up to 1000 mg of methyl prednisolone by IV to knock it down. I have tapered down to 6 mg and I hope I don't have to ever use more.
The inflammation is caused by a toxic reaction to my immunotherapy drug - Durvalumab.