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Dyax Corp.

KALBITOR(R) ecallantide Now Commercially Available

Published in Managed Care Business Week, February 16th, 2010

Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX) announced that KALBITOR® (ecallantide) for the treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in patients 16 years of age and older is now commercially available in the United States.

HAE is a rare, genetic disorder characterized by severe, debilitating and often painful swelling, which can occur in the abdomen, face, hands, feet and airway. KALBITOR, a potent, selective and reversible plasma kallikrein inhibitor discovered and developed by Dyax, is the first subcutaneous HAE treatment approved in the U.S.

Orders for KALBITOR will be coordinated through KALBITOR AccessSM. The KALBITOR Access team of dedicated...

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