The U.S. Trustee, the bankruptcy arm of the Justice Department, will appoint one or more committees to represent the interests of creditors and stockholders in working with the company to develop a plan of reorganization to get out of debt.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is an American pharmaceutical company best known for its development of Soliris, a drug used to treat the rare disorders atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).
Brand Names: Soliris. Soliris (eculizumab) is a monoclonal antibody. Eculizumab binds to proteins in the blood that can destroy red blood cells in people with genetic conditions that affect the natural defenses of red blood cells. Soliris is used to prevent the breakdown of red blood cells in people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Soliris is also used to treat a rare chronic blood disease called atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Eculizumab is available only under a special program called Soliris REMS.