CHESHIRE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq: ALXN) today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for Soliris® (eculizumab) as a treatment for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) to Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA). PNH is a rare, debilitating and life-threatening blood disorder defined by chronic red blood cell destruction, or hemolysis.