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Expanded label approved in 23 European countries for treatment and pre-procedure prevention of acute episodes of hereditary angioedema MARBURG, Germany, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring today announced that European health authorities have approved an extended use of Berinert®, a C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) concentrate, for pre-procedure prevention (short-term prophylaxis) of acute episodes of hereditary angioedema (HAE), in adult and pediatric patients undergoing...

NEWARK, Del., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iBio, Inc. (NYSE MKT: IBIO) today announced the addition of its proprietary iBioLaunch(TM)-produced recombinant C1 esterase inhibitor to the group of product candidates selected for clinical development by the Company and its collaborators. Other candidates currently undergoing tests required for Investigational New Drug Applications with the FDA include an undisclosed iBioLaunch-produced monoclonal antibody and vaccines for anthrax,...

EXTON, Pa., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM) today announced the publication of data demonstrating that use of Cinryze(®) (C1 esterase inhibitor [human]) in pediatric patients provided relief from symptoms of hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks and reduced the rate of attacks. HAE is a rare, severely debilitating, life-threatening genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of a human plasma protein called C1 inhibitor. The paper entitled...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring announced today the launch of a financial assistance program designed to cover patients' out-of-pocket expenses for Berinert(®), C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Human), a pasteurized, nanofiltered therapy indicated for the treatment of acute laryngeal, facial and abdominal attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE). HAE is a rare and potentially fatal genetic disorder. Berinert Co-Pay BENefit is the most recent addition to...

EXTON, Pa., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM) and Halozyme Therapeutics (Nasdaq: HALO) announced today that ViroPharma has initiated its Phase 2b double blind, multicenter, dose ranging study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous (SC) administration of Cinryze® (C1 esterase inhibitor [human)] in combination with Halozyme's Enhanze(TM) technology, a proprietary drug delivery platform using Halozyme's recombinant human hyaluronidase...

EXTON, Pa., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViroPharma Incorporated (NASDAQ: VPHM) today announced the launch of a new unbranded campaign focusing on moments lost to hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks to raise awareness among physicians of the emotional and psychological burden of HAE on patients' lives. HAE is a rare, severely debilitating, life-threatening genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of a human plasma protein called C1 inhibitor. People living with HAE experience physical...

EXTON, Pa., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM) today announced important data from an open-label, multicenter study to assess the safety, tolerability, and treatment effect of escalating doses of C1 INH-nf in patients with HAE who were not adequately controlled with 1000 U every 3 or 4 days. The results of this study were presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Anaheim, California....

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A high level of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is achievable for patients managing hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and serious genetic disorder, when effective treatment such as C1-inhibitor (INH) concentrate is available, according to a prospective patient assessment published recently in Allergy & Asthma Proceedings, the official journal of Regional, State & Local Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Societies...

EXTON, Pa., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViroPharma Incorporated (NASDAQ: VPHM) today announced that Health Canada has granted a Notice of Compliance (NOC) and approved a New Drug Submission (NDS) for Cinryze(TM) (C1 inhibitor [human]). Approval of Cinryze was granted for routine prevention of angioedema attacks in adult and adolescents with hereditary angioedema (HAE). Until now, there have been no approved plasma derived C1 inhibitor therapies for routine prevention of HAE...

EXTON, Pa., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM) today announced the results from an analysis of a patient-database involving Cinryze(®) (C1 esterase inhibitor [human]) demonstrating that ViroPharma's Path to Independence(TM) program, a self-administration training and support program for hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients receiving prophylactic Cinryze, positively impacts the site of care in favor of home/self-administration as well as adherence...