Chronic Cough News

The FDA has issued a complete response letter declining to approve a new drug application for gefapixant to treat adults with refractory and unexplained chronic cough, according to a press release issued by Merck.

The Healio Editors compiled the most-read chronic cough news published in 2021.

Chronic cough is common among adults living in Austria and is highly prevalent among older individuals, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine.

The Healio Editors have compiled a list of the most-read news in pulmonology posted in October.

A pooled analysis of the COUGH-1 and COUGH-2 trials demonstrated long-term efficacy of twice-daily gefapixant out to 52 weeks in patients with refractory or unexplained chronic cough, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

This week, low-dose azithromycin did not improve cough in patients with IPF; tele-pulmonary rehab may lower barriers to care; the J&J vaccine protects against the delta variant; and more.

Treatment with low-dose azithromycin for chronic cough in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis did not significantly improve cough-related quality of life, severity or frequency compared with placebo.

Over the past 6 decades, despite improvements in air quality and tobacco use, socioeconomic disparities in pulmonary disease prevalence, respiratory symptoms and lung function persisted and, in some cases, worsened, according to new data.

This week, the CDC reported that breakthrough infections are rare among the first 101 million fully vaccinated people; tai chi is found to be effective to reduce belly fat in older adults; the CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine safety group says its reviewed ‘few’ reports of myocarditis in young people; a follow-up analysis supports tocilizumab in moderate-to-severe COVID-19-associated pneumonia; and lidocaine throat spray reduces cough frequency in patients with refractory chronic cough.

The Healio Editors have compiled a list of the most-read news in pulmonology posted in May.