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Recombinant glucocerebrosidase

Imiglucerase

Brand names: Cerezyme

Adult dose

Dose: Specialist — typically 60 units/kg IV every 2 weeks
Route: IV
Frequency: q2w

Clinical pearls

  • Type 1 (and selected type 3) Gaucher disease enzyme replacement; specialist metabolic

Contraindications

  • Severe hypersensitivity

Side effects

  • Infusion reactions
  • Pyrexia
  • Antibody development

Monitoring

  • Disease activity
  • Antibody titres

Reference: BNF; NICE highly specialised technology; SmPC; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/imiglucerase/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.