Drug hope for people with chronic cough
Some suffer for decades and there is currently no effective treatment.
They were either given a placebo or Gefapixant twice a day for 84 days but were not told which, and were given doses of either 7.5mg, 20mg or 50mg.Following 12 weeks of treatment, those being given the drug reported a reduction to, on average, 11 coughs per hour. "Within a robust diagnostic and treatment pathway, this new medicine may have a life-changing impact on the individual people affected by this condition."
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