Ferinject/Injectafer benefit to exercise capacity in heart failure patients is 'significant'

7 December 2016

The results of a study to evaluate the impact of intravenous Ferinject (ferric carboxymaltose) therapy versus standard-of-care on exercise capacity in symptomatic patients with chronic heart failure and iron deficiency have been announced.

This drug was developed by Vifor Pharma, a company of the Swiss Galenica group (SIX: GALN), which was up more than 3% higher as Wednesday’s trading neared its end.

Vifor Pharma has now presented the results from the EFFECT-HF study, its latest program looking into the effectiveness of Ferinject, the US brand name of which is Injectafer.

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