Important Safety Information
Helixate® FS is a recombinant factor VIII (FVIII) product used to
treat hemophilia A when there is a demonstrated deficiency of FVIII, a plasma
clotting factor.
Helixate® FS should be administered cautiously in patients with
previous hypersensitivity to constituents of FVIII or known sensitivity to
mouse or hamster protein.
Helixate® FS should not be used by people with von Willebrand disease
because it does not contain von Willebrand factor—a different protein
associated with a different bleeding disorder. For more information about von
Willebrand disease, please visit
www.AllAboutBleeding.com.
Adverse events are generally minor. The most common events include
injection-site reactions, dizziness, and rash.
For more information about Helixate® FS, please see the
full Prescribing Information.