Is Helixate® FS virally inactivated?
A. Helixate® FS uses a solvent/detergent process designed to help eliminate lipid-enveloped viruses (such as HIV, hepatitis B and C, and herpes). Helixate® FS also uses the patented monoclonal antibody (MAb) immunoaffinity chromatography purification process designed to help eliminate viruses. In this process, antibodies specific to a single target protein (such as factor VIII) are placed in a chromatography column. When the solution is passed through the column, the antibodies bind the target protein. There have been no reports of viral transmissions with Helixate® FS to date.
