Six months after scoring FDA approval for hemophilia B gene therapy Beqvez, Pf | For the second time in six months, the FDA approved a Pfizer treatment for hemophilia. On Friday the U.S. regulator signed off on Hympavzi,

The FDA approved Pfizer’s Hympavzi, which can be an alternative to intravenous infusions often administered multiple times a week.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer's once-a-week injection for the two main types of a rare bleeding disorder called hemophilia, the company said on Friday. The drug, Hympavzi, is given under the skin through an auto-injector pen to prevent or reduce bleeding episodes in hemophilia A or B patients aged 12 years and older.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) said the FDA has approved its drug Hympavzi for the treatment of certain types of hemophilia. The agency approved Hympavzi as a routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in patients aged 12 years and older with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors or hemophilia B without factor IX