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Hemgenix hemophilia B gene therapy reimbursable in Germany

The cost of the one-time hemophilia B gene therapy Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec) will now be covered for eligible patients in Germany through the country’s public healthcare system. This comes through a reimbursement price agreement between developer CSL Behring and GKV-Spitzenverband, the German National Association of Statutory Health…

Takeda to discontinue Hemofil M, Recombinate for hemophilia A

Takeda Pharmaceuticals has decided to discontinue Hemofil M (human antihemophilic factor) and Recombinate (recombinant antihemophilic factor), both of which are approved as replacement therapies to prevent and control bleeding episodes in children and adults with hemophilia A. “This was not a decision we made lightly,” Anthea Cherednichenko,…

NICE recommends Altuvoct as NHS treatment option for hemophilia A

The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Altuvoct (efanesoctocog alfa) be available through the National Health Service (NHS), England’s public healthcare system, as a treatment option to manage and prevent bleeds in people with severe hemophilia A, ages 2 and older. This decision…