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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...

CSL Behring initiates first "installment" of renewed 3-year commitment to WFH to donate coagulation factor to the WFH Global Alliance for Progress program KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to the global coagulation disorders community, CSL Behring will again donate factor product to the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) in connection with World Hemophilia Day this month. The medicine will be used in treating patients in...

Label broadened to include the peri-operative management of surgical bleeding in adult and pediatric patients with congenital factor XIII deficiency KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expansion of the indication for Corifact(®), Factor XIII Concentrate (Human), to include the peri-operative management of surgical bleeding in adult and pediatric patients with congenital...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved a 40 g (400 mL) vial size for Privigen®, immune globulin intravenous [human]. The new vial size will simplify preparation and administration of the product when high volumes of it are required. Privigen is approved for the treatment of patients with primary immunodeficiency (PID), a group of rare and serious diseases of the immune system,...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring announced today that it has awarded $78,750 in Local Empowerment for Advocacy Development (LEAD) grants to patient advocacy organizations in New York and Ohio, and to the American Plasma Users Coalition (APLUS). LEAD grants are intended to help local patient organizations achieve their advocacy objectives by further developing an existing initiative or creating a new one. (Logo:...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring and its employees helped numerous organizations throughout the United States in 2012, from local United Way chapters to patient advocacy groups, food banks and other agencies that provide vital services to people in need. With operations in King of Prussia, Pa., Kankakee, Ill. and Boca Raton, Fla., and CSL Plasma centers throughout the United States and sites in Knoxville, Tenn. and Indianapolis, Ind., the company and its...

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...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring has teamed up with Professional Supercross racer Carl Schlacht to launch www.IamaChamPIon.com. This new online resource is part of the I am a ChamPIon campaign, a partnership that aims to raise awareness of primary immunodeficiency disease (PI or PIDD) while encouraging those with the condition to pursue their dreams despite the challenges that PI can pose. "PI is a genetic disorder that can have a dramatic impact...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring's parent company, CSL Limited (ASX: CSL), reaffirms the company's commitment to responsible business practice and sustainable development in its fourth Corporate Responsibility Report - Our Corporate Responsibility 2012. The report details CSL's performance across key corporate responsibility priority areas for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100914/PH63692LOGO...

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...