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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALXN)

(Delayed Data from NSDQ)

$136.69 USD

136.69
978,618

+3.56 (2.67%)

Updated May 3, 2019 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $136.70 (%) 5:22 PM ET

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
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2Buy17.55%
3Hold9.21%
4Sell4.93%
5Strong Sell2.36%
S&P50010.96%

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Zacks News

Based in New Haven, CT, Alexion Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of life-transforming drugs, for the treatment of patients with ultra-rare disorders. The company’s complement franchise consists of key growth driver, Soliris, which is approved for the treatment of two severe and ultra-rare disorders resulting from chronic uncontrolled activation of the complement component of the immune system — paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Soliris is also approved for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in adults who are anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody-positive. The FDA also approved its long-acting C5 complement inhibitor, Ultomiris, for the treatment of adult patients with PNH, to be administered every eight weeks. In October 2019, the FDA approved the use of Ultomiris as a treatment for adult and pediatric (one month of age or older) patients with aHUS to inhibit complement-mediated TMA.

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