Naglazyme
Active Ingredient(s): GalsulfaseFDA Approved: * May 31, 2005
Pharm Company: * BIOMARIN
Category: Enzymes
Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is a medical treatment which replaces an enzyme that is deficient or absent in the body.[1] Usually, this is done by giving the patient an intravenous (IV) infusion of a solution containing the enzyme.[1] ERT is available for some lysosomal storage diseases: Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, MPS I, MPS II (Hunter syndrome), MPS VI and Pompe disease.[1] ERT does not correct the underlying genetic defect, but it incr... [wikipedia]
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