how is hereditary angioedema treated?

When talking with your doctor, it might be helpful to ask about different treatment options for hereditary angioedema (HAE). These options include preventive and on-demand therapy.

Preventive HAE treatment

Preventive HAE treatment is also called prophylactic treatment. This involves taking medicine routinely to help you have fewer attacks and less severe attacks.^{1, 2}

On-demand HAE treatment

On-demand HAE treatment is medicine used to treat the symptoms of an HAE attack.¹ It is also known as acute treatment.³

Not every person with HAE will have an attack that affects the airway, but it is a risk. These attacks can be life threatening, so leading health organizations recommend that everyone with HAE have access to on-demand therapy. If you have HAE, it's important to talk with your doctor about on-demand treatment.^{1, 4}