Susoctocog alfa, sold under the brand name Obizur, is a medication used for the treatment of bleeding episodes in adults with acquired haemophilia, a bleeding disorder caused by the spontaneous development of antibodies that inactivate factor VIII.[6][5][7]

Susoctocog alfa
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Trade namesObizur
Other namesAntihemophilic factor (recombinant)
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Pregnancy
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Drug classAntihemophilic factor
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Susoctocog alfa was approved for medical use in the United States in October 2014,[8][9] and for medical use in the European Union in November 2015.[6]

Factor VIII is one of the proteins needed for normal clotting of the blood.[6]

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  2. ^ "Prescription medicines: registration of new chemical entities in Australia, 2016". Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Health Canada New Drug Authorizations: 2015 Highlights". Health Canada. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Obizur 500 U powder and solvent for solution for injection - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)". (emc). 13 April 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Obizur (antihemophilic factor- recombinant, porcine sequence kit". DailyMed. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Obizur EPAR". European Medicines Agency. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ Burness CB, Scott LJ (May 2016). "Susoctocog Alfa: A Review in Acquired Haemophilia A". Drugs. 76 (7): 815–21. doi:10.1007/s40265-016-0576-1. PMID 27098420. S2CID 10880049.
  8. ^ "Obizur". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Obizur". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 27 September 2019. STN: BL 125512. Retrieved 6 March 2020.