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Pharmacological chaperone (α-galactosidase A)

Migalastat

Brand names: Galafold

Adult dose

Dose: 123mg PO every other day on empty stomach
Route: PO
Frequency: alternate days

Clinical pearls

  • Fabry disease in patients with amenable mutation
  • Specialist metabolic / renal — alternative to enzyme replacement

Contraindications

  • Non-amenable GLA mutations
  • eGFR <30
  • Hypersensitivity

Side effects

  • Headache
  • UTI
  • GI upset
  • Proteinuria

Monitoring

  • Renal function
  • Cardiac function
  • Disease biomarkers (Lyso-GL3)

Reference: BNF; NICE TA517; SmPC; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/migalastat/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.