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ReviewTherapeutic advances in drug safety2024

Safety profile of drugs used in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a narrative review.

Henil Upadhyay, Stefano Aliberti, Andrew Husband, James D Chalmers, Katy Hester, Anthony De Soyza

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Review in Therapeutic advances in drug safety, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Henil UpadhyayRespiratory Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sir William Leech Lung Research Centre, Room 240, Level 2, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8314-8403
Stefano AlibertiRespiratory Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas University, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Andrew HusbandSchool of Pharmacy, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
James D ChalmersDivision of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
Katy HesterFreeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Anthony De SoyzaFreeman Hospital, Population Health Sciences Institute Faculty of Medical Sciences Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis is a long-term lung disease characterised by abnormal dilatation of the bronchi, with patients experiencing chronic productive cough and recurrent exacerbations. Currently, there are no licensed drugs for use in bronchiectasis while clinical trials have been conducted to either test new drugs or repurpose existing ones. These drugs target the underlying pathophysiology of bronchiectasis which is known to include infection, inflammation, mucus hypersecretion and retention. Most of the drugs used in daily clinical practice for bronchiectasis are off-label with no randomised trials exploring their safety. This review aims at exploring the safety profile of drugs frequently used in clinical practice to manage bronchiectasis, including antibiotics (e.g. macrolides, aminoglycosides, polymyxins, fluoroquinolones, aztreonam), mucoactive therapy (e.g. hypertonic saline, mannitol, DNase and carbocisteine), anti-inflammatory therapy (inhaled corticosteroids) and drugs currently in development for use in bronchiectasis (e.g. brensocatib, benralizumab and itepekimab).

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bronchiectasismultimorbiditynovel drug therapypolypharmacyrepurposed drugssafety profile

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PMID39372891
PMCPMC11450733

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