Dancing Through Diagnosis: Alnylam’s Givlaari Campaign Puts Rare Disease in the Spotlight

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has launched a unique promotional campaign for Givlaari, its treatment for acute hepatic porphyria (AHP), that swaps the usual clinical narratives for something more artistic: dance. As reported…

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Acute Hepatic Porphyria Treatment Now Has NICE Approval and Will Soon be Available Through The NHS
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Acute Hepatic Porphyria Treatment Now Has NICE Approval and Will Soon be Available Through The NHS

Givlaari, a treatment for acute hepatic porphyria (AHP), was first approved in Europe back in March of 2020. However, approval doesn't mean immediate access unfortunately. It's been nearly two years…

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The Porphyria Symposium: Claire’s Experience, and How Conferences Can Better Incorporate The Patient Perspective
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The Porphyria Symposium: Claire’s Experience, and How Conferences Can Better Incorporate The Patient Perspective

Claire Richmond lives with acute hepatic porphyria (AHP). She searched for 19 years to find answers to her unexplained pain. She wasn't diagnosed until she was 32. She recently had…

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“Pink” Urine Helps Diagnose Acute Hepatic Porphyria
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“Pink” Urine Helps Diagnose Acute Hepatic Porphyria

When a 23-year-old woman, who was 6 weeks pregnant, first appeared at the doctor, she was presenting with non-specific symptoms: pale eyelids, abdominal pain, intermittent cramping, and generalized arm and…

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For People With a Rare Disease, This Patient Recommends Adding a PCP to Your List of Doctors
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For People With a Rare Disease, This Patient Recommends Adding a PCP to Your List of Doctors

  Claire Richmond can be considered a very experienced patient. It took Claire nineteen years to receive a diagnosis for her rare disease. During that time, she had been dismissed…

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Despite Effectiveness, Accelerated Approval For Acute Hepatic Porphyria Drug in Doubt
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Despite Effectiveness, Accelerated Approval For Acute Hepatic Porphyria Drug in Doubt

According to a story from wtvbam.com, the drug development company Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has recently stated that it is looking less likely that its gene silencing therapy givosiran will be getting…

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