Hemispherx Biopharma Says FDA Will Review Ampligen December 20

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (NYSE MKT:HEB) (the "Company" or "Hemispherx") today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has scheduled for December 20, 2012 a meeting of the Arthritis Advisory Committee ("AAC") to discuss the Ampligen® New Drug Application for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ("CFS") which is currently under review by the FDA. As previously announced, the Prescription Drug User Fee Act ("PDUFA") review goal for the FDA to complete its review is February 2, 2013. The AAC meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 31, Conference Center, the Great Room (Room 1503), Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Further details are available at https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-25878.