Thursday, August 05, 2010

Shire's revenue up on rise in rare disease drugs - Telegraph

Revenues were up 35pc to $849m (£532m), partly boosted by an 84pc increase in sales of Replagal, Shire's treatment for Fabry disease, a rare genetic condition affecting the body's ability to break down certain fats.

Replagal sales hit $82m as patients switched to the Shire drug in the wake of shortages of Genzyme's Fabry medicine due to manufacturing problems. Replagal costs an average of $200,000 a year.

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