Lumizyme

Active Ingredient(s): Alglucosidase Alfa
FDA Approved: * May 24, 2010
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".



Lumizyme Overview

Alglucosidase alfa, sold under the brand name Myozyme among others, is an enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) orphan drug for treatment of Pompe disease (Glycogen storage disease type II), a rare lysosomal storage disorder (LSD).[4] Chemically speaking, the drug is an analog of the enzyme that is deficient in patients affected by Pompe disease, alpha-glucosidase. It is the first drug available to treat this disease.[2] It was approved for medical use in the United...

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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

Alglucosidase Alfa
  • Injection: 20mg/kg
  • Powder: 5mg/ml
Note: Above list includes dosages for all drugs with the same combination of active ingredients.

NDC Database Records for Lumizyme: (1 result)

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  • 58468-0160 Lumizyme 5 mg/ml Intravenous Injection, Powder, for Solution by Genzyme Corporation

Other drugs which contain Alglucosidase Alfa or a similar ingredient: (4 results)