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Recombinant iduronate-2-sulfatase

Idursulfase

Brand names: Elaprase

Adult dose

Dose: 0.5 mg/kg IV weekly over 1–3h with pre-medication
Route: IV
Frequency: weekly

Clinical pearls

  • Hunter syndrome (MPS II) enzyme replacement; specialist metabolic service

Contraindications

  • Severe hypersensitivity

Side effects

  • Infusion reactions
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Pyrexia
  • Headache
  • Antibody development

Monitoring

  • Infusion observations
  • Antibody titres
  • Urinary GAGs

Reference: BNF; SmPC; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/idursulfase/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.