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Dr. Damask:

Hi, I’m Dr. Damask and I’m a board-certified otolaryngologist. I’m here to answer some of your questions about nasal polyps and treatment with DUPIXENT.

Dr. Damask:

When it comes to nasal polyps, typically they’re treated with saline irrigation, topical steroids, and/or oral steroids.

Sometimes we may perform surgery to remove polyps.

But surgery doesn’t treat the underlying cause of inflammation and polyps may come back.

I often prescribe my patients a biologic treatment like DUPIXENT as an add-on maintenance treatment for uncontrolled CRSwNP.

DUPIXENT works to target an underlying source of inflammation and can decrease the size of polyps to help people breathe easier.

Before starting DUPIXENT, you should talk to your doctor about all the medical conditions you have and all the medications you are taking.

You and your doctor should also discuss the potential benefits and risks of treatment, including the most common side effects such as injection site reactions…

…and some serious side effects including allergic reactions that can sometimes be severe, eye problems, inflammation of your blood vessels, and joint aches and pain.

Dr. Damask:

Typically, when I speak with my patients, I like to use the shared decision-making process. I explain the different possible treatment options, as well as the benefits and risks of each.

Then, I have a conversation with them about their treatment goals and what will best fit their needs and lifestyle.

This is important to me; I want to make sure that my patient has the right treatment option for them.

When I’m specifically prescribing DUPIXENT, I make sure my patients are comfortable with the idea of an injection every two weeks.

I explain the clinical information and I let them know that I’m here to support them.

Let’s take a look at the next question.

Dr. Damask:

I discuss with my patients all appropriate treatment options that might work for them. I want my patients to know that they have choices and that I’m here to help them make their decision. When appropriate, we discuss DUPIXENT as a one of those treatment options.

Let’s check out the next question.

Dr. Damask:

When it comes to DUPIXENT my patients and I have been happy with the results we’ve seen.

When my patients come in for checkups a few weeks after they’ve started DUPIXENT, I can actually see that their nasal polyps have gotten smaller.

Many of my patients with smell improvement come back and tell me they didn’t realize how much their loss of smell had really affected them prior to starting DUPIXENT.

I love to hear stories about how they can smell their loved ones’ cooking again.

In clinical trials, patients have seen results in as little as two to four weeks.

I always look forward to seeing my patients after they've been on DUPIXENT for a few months and hearing how their symptoms have improved.