Vifor Pharma offers to fix alleged anti-competitive behaviour
ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Vifor is pleased that its partner Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vafseo (vadadustat) tablets for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults who have been receiving dialysis for at least three months. Vafseo is an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF-PHI) developed by Akebia.
ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Vifor today announced that Health Canada has authorized Ferinject (ferric carboxymaltose) for the intravenous (IV) treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult and pediatric patients one year of age and older when oral iron preparations are not tolerated or are ineffective, as well as for the treatment of iron deficiency in adult patients with heart failure and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II/III* 1 to improve exercise capacity.2 Ferinject has now received marketing authorization in 87 countries worldwide.
Travere drug for rare kidney condition recommended for EU approval
Even as Australia’s CSL continues to grow, the company’s ambitions for its kidney disease and iron deficiency outfit Vifor Pharma—now known as CSL Vifor—have become more muted.
ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, Nov. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This Sunday, 26 November, marks Iron Deficiency Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of diagnosing and treating iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia. Supported by an alliance of international patient organizations and health advocacy groups, CSL Vifor takes a leading role annually to educate people about the importance of iron for the body and what can happen if iron levels are not properly managed. It encourages people to become better informed and to seek medical advice from their physicians.
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Vifor is pleased to announce that the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) have upgraded recommendations in the ESC 2023 guidelines for the treatment of iron deficiency acute and chronic HF with IV iron supplementation, including Ferinject®.
Vifor`s Tavneos (avacopan) Receives Approval in Europe
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland and STAMFORD, Conn., May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP) and Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARA) today announced that England's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Kapruvia® for the treatment of moderate-to-severe CKD-associated pruritus in adult patients on haemodialysis. The decision follows authorisation from the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in April 2022.
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP) is pleased to announce that Tavneos® has been included in the revised EULAR AAV management recommendations, as one of several important updates in the 2022 version. As part of a strategy to substantially reduce exposure to glucocorticoids, Tavneos® should be considered a therapy option in combination with rituximab or cyclophosphamide for induction of remission in patients with active granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), two main forms of AAV.