Ceredase

Active Ingredient(s): Alglucerase
FDA Approved: * April 5, 1991
Pharm Company: * GENZYME
Category: Enzymes

* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".



Ceredase Overview

Alglucerase was a biopharmaceutical drug for the treatment of Gaucher's disease. It was a modified form of human β-glucocerebrosidase enzyme, where the non-reducing ends of the oligosaccharide chains have been terminated with mannose residues.[1] Ceredase is the trade name of a citrate buffered solution of alglucerase that was manufactured by Genzyme Corporation from human placental tissue.[1] It is given intravenously in the treatment of Type 1 Gaucher'...

Read more Ceredase Details
Details May Include Instructions, Side Effects, Interactions, Etc. Drug monograph is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License). Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alglucerase

Recent Ceredase Forums:

Be the first to start a discussion about this drug.

Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

Alglucerase
  • Injection: 10 units/ml, 400unit/5ml, 80 units/ml
Note: Above list includes dosages for all drugs with the same combination of active ingredients.

Other drugs which contain Alglucerase or a similar ingredient: (1 result)