Hemophilia Federation of America is a national nonprofit organization that assists, educates and advocates for the bleeding disorders community.
CSL Behring has announced a voluntary recall of additional聽lots of Helixate FS with vial adapter. This is an update to the recall that was issued on July 25, 2016.聽All lot numbers affected by the July 25, 2016 recall and August 10, 2016 extension are: Product Lot Number Expiration Date Helixate FS 250 IU 270P892 09/15/2016 […]
On June 28, 2016, the National Hemophilia Foundation’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee (MASAC) issued a recommendation following the published results of the聽Survey of Inhibitors in Plasma Products Exposed Toddler (SIPPET)聽The SIPPET study was published in the聽New England Journal Of Medicine (NEJM)聽in May 2016. The full text of the SIPPET study is available for a […]
This past weekend, the聽American Society of Hematology (ASH), a worldwide organization of 15,000+ medical and scientific experts on blood diseases,聽held their 57th Annual Meeting to discuss new treatments and research methods. During this meeting, a group of doctors from around the globe presented the findings of the Survey of Inhibitors in Plasma-Product Exposed Toddlers (SIPPET). […]
Note: The following is an edited version of a press release originally published by聽Baxalta. The original release can be read here. Baxalta Incorporated announced on Monday, November 16, 2015, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ADYNOVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), PEGylated], an extended circulating half-life recombinant Factor VIII (rFVIII) treatment for hemophilia […]
The American Society of Hemophilia (ASH) released information about their upcoming 57th ASH Annual Meeting, which will be held December 5-8, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. Included in the program information is a paper abstract about the SIPPET study (Survey of Inhibitors in Plasma-Product Exposed Toddlers.)聽A plenary session with further information will be presented at the […]
Dear Addy, I keep hearing about biosimilars. What are they, and how do they differ from generic drugs? Sincerely, Curious About Products Hi Curious, Thanks for your question. A biosimilar is a pharmaceutical drug that is made to have similar active properties as a biological drug that has already been licensed. Biologics are really important […]
Note: The below is an edited press release from CSL Behring. To read the full release, click here. CSL Behring announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review the company鈥檚 Biologics License Application (BLA) for its novel investigational recombinant factor VIII single-chain (rVIII-SingleChain) for the treatment of hemophilia A. In the […]
Note: This is an edited form of a press release from Baxalta, Inc., originally published on July 16, 2015. To read the full press release, click here. Baxalta Incorporated announced the publication of the complete data from the Phase II/III pivotal study and Phase I trial of BAX 855 in Blood, the journal of the […]
This is an edited version of a press release from Biogen Idec. To read the full release, please聽click here. ____________________ Biogen Idec聽 and聽Swedish Orphan Biovitrum聽AB announced positive top-line results of the Kids B-LONG Phase 3 clinical study that evaluated the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of ALPROLIX庐聽[Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), Fc Fusion Protein] in children under […]
This is an edited version of a press release from CSL Behring. To read the full release, please聽click here. ____________________ 聽CSL Behring聽announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review its Biologics License Application (BLA) for the marketing authorization of its long-acting fusion protein linking recombinant coagulation factor IX with recombinant […]
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