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BioRx Enters the Alpha-1 Specialty Home Infusion Market

Published in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week, October 30th, 2010

BioRx, a specialty pharmacy company, has received limited distribution rights from Baxter International Inc. for a new drug, GLASSIA™ [Alpha 1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human)], the first and only liquid, ready-to-use treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) in the United States. AATD is a genetic disorder that causes low levels of alpha 1-antitrypsin, resulting in emphysema. AATD is also referred to as "genetic" or "congenital" emphysema.

As a result of this limited distribution agreement, BioRx will also be added as a distributor of ARALAST NP, a similar product to Baxter's first alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (A1-Pi), ARALAST, originally launched in 2003....

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Source: Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week (2010-10-30)

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