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Indication: | Larglustat is used in the Treatment of Gaucher disease (GD) Gauchers Disease is a sphingolipidoses, a subgroup of lysosomal storage diseases. It is the most common lysosomal storage disease, having an autosomal recessive inheritance and resulting from a deficiency of the glucocerebrosidase enzyme due to a genetic defect on the glucosylceramidase beta (GBA1) gene. The enzyme deficiency results in the inability to break down glucosylceramide in lysosomes, and lipid-laden macrophages accumulate in the tissues. |
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Eliglustat is a glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor. It was approved in August 2014 as first-line treatment for the long-term treatment of adults with Gaucher disease type 1. The dose of eliglustat is determined by establishing the patient’s CYP2D6 phenotype (ie, extensive metabolizers [EM], intermediate metabolizers [IM], or poor metabolizers [PM]). |