A high dose of oral antihistamines, such as Claritin (loratadine), Allegra (fexofenadine), or Zyrtec (cetirizine), is the first line of treatment for chronic hives. While dose and frequency will ...

Living with chronic hives requires adopting a holistic approach that addresses both physical symptoms and emotional ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window "Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed ...

Urticaria may be acute or chronic. As opposed to acute urticaria, chronic urticaria is defined by recurrent episodes occurring at least twice a week for 6 weeks (Grattan, Sabroe, & Greaves ...

Novartis' big-selling IgE inhibitor Xolair has been a mainstay of treatment for refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) for many years, but its efforts to find a successor have seen some ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window The reality of living with chronic hives -- which by ...

It can transition into chronic urticaria for up to 8% of the population. Hives tend to go away without treatment, but ...

Novartis is just months away from filing for approval of oral BTK inhibitor remibrutinib as a treatment for chronic spontaneous urticaria – also known as chronic hives – after reporting long ...

From the perspective of society, treatment with levocetirizine was cost saving, with a net gain of €91.93 per patient per month. Conclusion: Treating chronic idiopathic urticaria with ...

A new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology showed that effective therapy for chronic spontaneous ...

to treat adults and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) whose disease is not adequately controlled with H1 antihistamine treatment. The target ...