FDA Approves Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) Recombinant Therapy to Treat Rare Bleeding Disorder

October 17, 2006 2:42 PM EDT

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) said the FDA has approved a new indication for NovoSeven Coagulation Factor VIIa (Recombinant), making it the first and only recombinant therapy approved for the treatment of acquired hemophilia, a rare and potentially fatal bleeding disorder. As a recombinant therapy, NovoSeven is not plasma-derived and poses no risk of human viral transmission through its use.

The FDA approved NovoSeven for treatment of bleeding episodes in patients with acquired hemophilia, and in the prevention of bleeding in surgical interventions or invasive procedures in patients with acquired hemophilia.


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