Goals of treatment
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Hereditary angioedema
Treatment guide:
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There is no cure for HAE. Treatments focus on preventing attacks and treating symptoms. HAE attacks will not respond to medications that often help treat other conditions that cause swelling or angioedema. Medications that are ineffective for HAE include epinephrine, antihistamines, and corticosteroids.
Andembry (garadacimab-gxii) Cinryze (C1 esterase inhibitor) Dawnzera (donidalorsen) Haegarda (C1 esterase inhibitor) Orladeyo (berotralstat) Takhzyro (lanadelumab-flyo)
Preventive medications
Medications for HAE attacks
Parents or caregivers should talk with their child’s doctor about the possibility that the child may have HAE, particularly if one or both biological parents have the condition. HAE International recommends waiting until a child is at least 1 year old before testing. If a child has HAE, parents or caregivers should talk with the doctor about treatment options and work with them to create a treatment plan.
Testing for HAE in children
People with HAE who are pregnant should talk with their doctor about their treatment options.
HAE treatment and pregnancy
Berinert (C1 esterase inhibitor) Ekterly (sebetralstat) Firazyr (icatibant) Kalbitor (ecallantide) Ruconest (recombinant C1 esterase inhibitor)
Medications that can treat an acute HAE attack include:
The following medications can help prevent HAE attacks:
