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Soliris – orphan status

June 20, 2014

ALEXION Pharmaceuticals has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to Soliris (eculizumab) for the treatment of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), a rare, debilitating neurologic disorder. Soliris is a first-in-class terminal complement inhibitor and is currently approved for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome but not approved anywhere else in the world for MG, said the company.

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Pharmacy Daily | Soliris – orphan status

Soliris – orphan status

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Pharmacists at higher risk of suicide

Heart muscle disease drug gets listed

Guild’s ACCC submission

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