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Question

Omalizumab is helpful in which of the following diseases?

1. Asthma

2. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

3. Nasal polyposis

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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UPSC CMS 2026 Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, and PSM Question Paper (02-Aug-2026)
The correct answer is

1 and 3 only

Omalizumab is an anti-IgE monoclonal antibody approved for moderate-to-severe allergic asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. It has no proven role in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which is treated with antifibrotics (pirfenidone, nintedanib). Hence 1 and 3 only are correct.

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Important Questions from Asthma

  1. Oral corticosteroids are best introduced in the treatment of chronic bronchial asthma when it is:
  2. A 26-year old young lady attends medical emergency and is labelled as acute severe asthma by the emergency physician. Which one of the following is unlikely to be a part of the prescription?
  3. Which one of the following is not an aim of asthma therapy?
  4. Which of the following drugs trigger bronchial asthma?
    1. Sulfonamides
    2. Aspirin
    3. ACE inhibitors
    4. Beta blockers
    Select the correct answer using the code given below :
  5. Which one of the following is used to distinguish narrowing of large airway from small airway?

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