Patients who are battling this crippling ailment find that chronic refractory cough (CRC), also known as refractory chronic cough (RCC) or unexplained chronic cough (UCC), proves to be a major burden. DelveInsight’s analysis estimates that in the US, there were approximately 12.7 million 12-month prevalent episodes of chronic cough, and approximately 5.2 million of these chronic cough patients had chronic refractory cough in the year 2021. The disease often has a prior history of a viral respiratory tract infection, and the condition is typically nonproductive.
The current chronic refractory cough treatment regimen includes neuro-modulating agents, proton pump inhi...
