Mepolizumab associated with fewer asthma exacerbations, lower costs in Medicare population

Mepolizumab use was associated with fewer exacerbations, reduced oral corticosteroid use and lower costs among patients with asthma on Medicaid, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
But because this population comprises individuals aged 65 years and older as well as younger individuals with long-term disabilities, these findings may not be generalizable to the full U.S. population, Sanjay Sethi, MD, professor and chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at

Mepolizumab use was associated with fewer exacerbations, reduced oral corticosteroid use and lower costs among patients with asthma on Medicaid, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
But because this population comprises individuals aged 65 years and older as well as younger individuals with long-term disabilities, these findings may not be generalizable to the full U.S. population, Sanjay Sethi, MD, professor and chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at