New drug shown safe, effective in treating hereditary angioedema

Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 22:14 in Health & Medicine

Clinical trials from two international research teams have shown that icatibant, a new drug that blocks the action of an inflammatory protein known as bradykinin, is safe and effective in treating acute attacks of hereditary angioedema, a potentially life-threatening condition.

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