Health Canada Approves Swedish Orphan Biovitrum's Alprolix™

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Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB's (pupl) (Sobi) partner Biogen Idec today announced that Health Canada has approved Alprolix(TM) (Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), Fc fusion protein), rFIXFc, for the control and prevention of bleeding episodes and routine prophylaxis in adults, and children aged 12 and older, with haemophilia B. Alprolix is the first approved long-acting haemophilia B therapy and is indicated to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes with prophylactic injections scheduled once weekly or once every 10-14 days.

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