{"id":32410,"date":"2026-06-15T14:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aafa.org\/?page_id=32410"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:27:22","slug":"chronic-cough-el-pfdd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aafa.org\/asthma-allergy-research\/our-research\/chronic-cough-el-pfdd\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Focused Drug Development: Chronic Cough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Main Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2%||2%||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/LetsTalkCough-Logo_FullColor.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Let&#8217;s Talk Cough &#8211; Unpacking what it&#8217;s like to live with chronic cough&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Lets Talk Cough&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;PFDD Logo Image &#8211; Desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;75%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/LetsTalkCough-Logo_FullColor.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Let&#8217;s Talk Cough &#8211; Unpacking what it&#8217;s like to live with chronic cough&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Lets Talk Cough&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;PFDD Logo Image &#8211; Mobile&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; module_class=&#8221;tert-content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#008c99&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center_left&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221; Intro Content&#8221; module_class=&#8221;secondary-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#505050&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#008c99&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3%||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>People with chronic cough are the experts on what it\u2019s really like to live with chronic cough. Your experience helps the people who research, develop, and regulate targeted medicines and treatments.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Page Content&#8221; module_class=&#8221;secondary-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#505050&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#008c99&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3%||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s Talk Cough\u201d is a rare opportunity to share your experience directly with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), life science companies, doctors, and researchers. Your input will help shape the development of new medical therapies and approaches to treating and monitoring chronic cough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/survey.cmix.com\/0622E02A\/19FTK32D\/en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We want to hear from you<\/a> at a special meeting called an <strong>externally-led patient-focused drug development (EL-PFDD) meeting<\/strong> that will take place in person and virtually on October 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/LetsTalkCough-SaveDate_Social.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Let&#8217;s Talk Cough Save the Date October 28, 2026&#8243; title_text=&#8221;LetsTalkCough-SaveDate_Social&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;STD Image &#8211; Desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;50%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;50%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/LetsTalkCough-SaveDate_Social.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Let&#8217;s Talk Cough Save the Date October 28, 2026&#8243; title_text=&#8221;LetsTalkCough-SaveDate_Social&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;STD Image &#8211; Mobile&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;66%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;66%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/survey.cmix.com\/0622E02A\/19FTK32D\/en-US&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Sign up now&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Button Cough Sign Up &#8211; Desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#28BDBA&#8221; button_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;width:50%;&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/survey.cmix.com\/0622E02A\/19FTK32D\/en-US&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Sign up now&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Button Cough Sign Up &#8211; Mobile&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#28BDBA&#8221; button_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;width:66%;&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Partners and Sponsors &#8211; Desktop&#8221; module_class=&#8221;secondary-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#505050&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#008c99&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3%||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Let\u2019s Talk Cough Initiative<\/h2>\n<h3>Partners<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copdfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COPD Foundation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gaapp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Allergy &amp; Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation<\/a> have come together to host this historic event to lift the voices of people affected by chronic cough. It offers the chance for the global chronic cough community to share the daily impacts of chronic cough, how you manage and treat chronic cough, and what matters most to you for future therapies.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32493 size-full\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aafa-logo-digital-70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.copdfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32491 size-full\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COPDF-One-Line_Registered-70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COPDF-One-Line_Registered-70.jpg 364w, https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COPDF-One-Line_Registered-70-300x58.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/gaapp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32492 size-full\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GAAPP_logo_v2-70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GAAPP_logo_v2-70.jpg 344w, https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GAAPP_logo_v2-70-300x61.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32494 size-full\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PFF-Logo_Color_Stacked-70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h3>Sponsors<\/h3>\n<p>Thank you to these generous sponsors for unrestricted educational grants in support of the Let\u2019s Talk Cough initiative:<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32475 size-full\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GSK-logo-250.jpg\" alt=\"GSK logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"80\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32474\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Trevi-logo-250.jpg\" alt=\"trevi therapeutics logo\" width=\"212\" height=\"100\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33696\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UT-logo-250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"90\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Interested in supporting this event? Contact <a href=\"mailto:sanaz@aafa.org\">sanaz@aafa.org<\/a> for more information about sponsorship opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Partners and Sponsors &#8211; Mobile&#8221; module_class=&#8221;secondary-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#505050&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#008c99&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3%||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Let\u2019s Talk Cough Initiative<\/h2>\n<h3>Partners<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copdfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COPD Foundation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gaapp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Allergy &amp; Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation<\/a> have come together to host this historic event to lift the voices of people affected by chronic cough. It offers the chance for the global chronic cough community to share the daily impacts of chronic cough, how you manage and treat chronic cough, and what matters most to you for future therapies.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32469 size-full\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aafa-logo-digital-250.jpg\" alt=\"Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copdfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32491\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COPDF-One-Line_Registered-70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COPDF-One-Line_Registered-70.jpg 364w, https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COPDF-One-Line_Registered-70-300x58.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gaapp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32492\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GAAPP_logo_v2-70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GAAPP_logo_v2-70.jpg 344w, https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GAAPP_logo_v2-70-300x61.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32513\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PFF-Logo_Color_Long-300x35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"35\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Sponsors<\/h3>\n<p>Thank you to these generous sponsors for unrestricted educational grants in support of the Let\u2019s Talk Cough initiative:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32475 size-full\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GSK-logo-250.jpg\" alt=\"GSK logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"80\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32474\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Trevi-logo-250.jpg\" alt=\"trevi therapeutics logo\" width=\"212\" height=\"100\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33696\" src=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UT-logo-250-300x84.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"85\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Interested in supporting this event? Contact <a href=\"mailto:sanaz@aafa.org\">sanaz@aafa.org<\/a> for more information about sponsorship opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#f0f0f0&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#f0f0f0&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x4c;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;FAQ Accordion&#8221; module_id=&#8221;references&#8221; module_class=&#8221;accord pa-accordion&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; toggle_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; closed_toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; closed_toggle_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#505050&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; body_link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#008C99|&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; height=&#8221;24&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||2%||false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.et_pb_toggle_title:before {|| font-size: 20px;|| position: absolute;|| color: #FFFFFF;|| font-family: ETmodules !important;|| font-weight: 400 !important;|| content: %22%924c%22 !important;|| right: 2% !important;|| display: inline-block !important;||}||.accord .et_pb_toggle_content {||  color: #008c99;||  font-size: 16px;||  font-weight: 500;||}&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Closed&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;FAQs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is an externally-led patient-focused drug development (EL-PFDD) meeting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Externally-led Patient-Focused Drug Development meetings give FDA and other key stakeholders, including life science companies, researchers, and health care clinicians, an important opportunity to hear directly from patients, their families, caregivers, and patient advocates about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The most burdensome symptoms of the condition<\/li>\n<li>The impact the condition has on people&#8217;s daily lives<\/li>\n<li>Patients\u2019 experiences with currently available treatments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This input can inform FDA\u2019s decisions and oversight during therapy and device development and during review of a marketing application.<\/p>\n<p>This meeting is being conducted as a parallel effort to FDA\u2019s PFDD initiative to more systematically gather patients\u2019 perspectives on their conditions and available therapies to treat their conditions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/industry\/prescription-drug-user-fee-amendments\/externally-led-patient-focused-drug-development-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more about Externally-led Patient-Focused Drug Development meetings.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We will share a series of short videos with more details about the importance of EL-PFDD meetings and ways you can participate in the Let\u2019s Talk Cough meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When and where is the Let\u2019s Talk Cough meeting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Let\u2019s Talk Cough meeting will take place on October 28, 2026, 10:00-3:30 PM ET. People with chronic cough and caregivers will come together in person in the Washington, DC area. The meeting will also be livestreamed and anyone can join virtually, whether you are directly affected by chronic cough or working to improve the management and outcomes of chronic cough. The livestream will be available on this webpage on October 28. There is no cost to participate or attend. The recording will also be available soon after the meeting for on-demand viewing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can I participate in the Let\u2019s Talk Cough meeting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who is affected by chronic cough can join the meeting on October 28. If you are interested in attending in person, <a href=\"https:\/\/survey.cmix.com\/0622E02A\/19FTK32D\/en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please let us know in the sign-up form<\/a>. The livestream will be accessible by all on this webpage on October 28.<\/p>\n<p>Starting a few weeks before the meeting, we will ask for people affected by chronic cough to submit comments online that may be read during the meeting. Comments should respond to questions posed by FDA on topics related to the burdens of living with and managing chronic cough.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers at the meeting will be people affected by chronic cough that represent the diverse ways in which it and its management affect children, teens, and adults over the course of their lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/survey.cmix.com\/0622E02A\/19FTK32D\/en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to stay informed<\/a> and learn more about the importance of EL-PFDD meetings and ways you can be involved in the Let\u2019s Talk Cough meeting as the planning progresses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the goal of the Let\u2019s Talk Cough initiative?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People not impacted by chronic cough may not understand or even discredit the impact cough has on daily life. This meeting is our chance to illustrate the burden and unmet needs people with chronic cough experience.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the Let\u2019s Talk Cough initiative is to provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), medical product developers, clinicians, and academic researchers an opportunity to hear perspectives from people with chronic cough on the health effects and daily impacts of chronic cough, treatment goals, and decision factors considered when seeking out or selecting a clinical trial or treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What topics will the Let\u2019s Talk Cough meeting cover?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the Let\u2019s Talk Cough meeting, patients and caregivers will answer specific questions provided by the FDA. These questions will focus on understanding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Symptoms you experience because of chronic cough<\/li>\n<li>The impact chronic cough has on daily life and longer-range life goals<\/li>\n<li>Your chronic cough management regimen and how well it addresses your chronic cough<\/li>\n<li>How chronic cough and its management may have changed over time<\/li>\n<li>Meaningful changes that future chronic cough treatments might address<\/li>\n<li>Attitudes toward participating in clinical trials and barriers you might face<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In keeping with the FDA\u2019s mission and areas of responsibility, this meeting will <strong>not<\/strong> be an appropriate time to cover some topics that we know are very important. This includes topics that the FDA does not have control over, such as insurance coverage, cost of medications, and proposed healthcare legislation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How will all our valuable experience be recorded and shared?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Let\u2019s Talk Cough meeting will be recorded, and the recording will be posted on this webpage following the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Information shared as part of the initiative will be summarized in the Let\u2019s Talk Cough \u201cVoice of the Patient\u201d report. We will publish this report, submit it to FDA for posting on the agency\u2019s website, and share it broadly. 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