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Recombinant acid sphingomyelinase

Olipudase alfa

Brand names: Xenpozyme

Adult dose

Dose: Per BNF/SmPC; weight-based IV every 2 weeks
Route: IV
Frequency: q2w

Clinical pearls

  • Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD; Niemann-Pick A/B); specialist metabolic

Contraindications

  • Severe hypersensitivity

Side effects

  • Infusion reactions
  • Pyrexia
  • Hepatotoxicity
  • Antibody development

Monitoring

  • LFTs
  • Antibody titres

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

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.