Vifor Pharma today announced positive findings in the completed phase-IIIb DIAMOND trial of Veltassa® in heart failure patients with either manifest hyperkalemia or with a history of hyperkalemia while treated with renin-angiotensin aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) therapy. Veltassa® demonstrated a statistically significant difference versus placebo for the primary endpoint to serum potassium levels in a high risk population.
Vifor Pharma today announced positive findings in the completed phase-IIIb DIAMOND trial of Veltassa® in heart failure patients with either manifest hyperkalemia or with a history of hyperkalemia while treated with renin-angiotensin aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) therapy. Veltassa® demonstrated a statistically significant difference versus placebo for the primary endpoint to serum potassium levels in a high risk population.
Vifor Pharma is pleased to announce that the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) included new recommendations and proposals in the 2021 ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure for two of their key products, Ferinject® and Veltassa®.
It has emerged that NICE has awarded its recommendation to Vifor Pharma’s Veltassa (patiromer) for treating hyperkalaemia, a condition classified by high blood-potassium levels which leads to muscle weakness, nausea and even cardiac arrest, manifesting most commonly in heart failure patients or in the later stages of chronic kidney disease.
Vifor Pharma today announced results from the phase-II AMBER study which demonstrated that a significantly higher proportion of patients with resistant hypertension (RHTN) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) taking Veltassa® (patiromer) remained on spironolactone therapy compared to patients taking placebo at week 12. Veltassa® was shown to enable persistent use of spironolactone by controlling blood potassium levels. The data were presented at the 2019 National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Congress in Boston, MA on 10 May 2019.
Vifor Pharma today announced results from the phase-II AMBER study which demonstrated that a significantly higher proportion of patients with resistant hypertension (RHTN) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) taking Veltassa® (patiromer) remained on spironolactone therapy compared to patients taking placebo at week 12. Veltassa® was shown to enable persistent use of spironolactone by controlling blood potassium levels. The data were presented at the 2019 National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Congress in Boston, MA on 10 May 2019.
Preliminary guidelines released by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence do not recommend NHS funding for hyperkalaemia treatments Lokelma and Veltassa.