Miglustat

Table of contents

  • Brand Names
  • Chemistry
  • Pharmacologic Category
  • Mechanism of Action
  • Therapeutic Use
  • Pregnancy and Lactation Implications
  • Contraindications
  • Warnings and Precautions
  • Adverse Reactions
  • Genes that may be involved
  • Drug Interactions
  • Nutrition/Nutraceutical Interactions
  • Dosage
  • Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
  • Special Considerations

Brand Names

Europe

Austria: Zavesca; Belgium: Zavesca; Bulgaria: Zavesca; Cyprus: Zavesca; Czech Republic: Zavesca; Denmark: Zavesca; Estonia: Zavesca; Finland: Zavesca; France: Zavesca; Germany: Zavesca; Greece: Zavesca; Hungary: Zavesca; Ireland: Zavesca; Italy: Zavesca; Latvia: Zavesca; Lithuania: Zavesca; Luxembourg: Zavesca; Malta: Zavesca; Netherlands: Zavesca; Poland: Zavesca; Portugal: Zavesca; Romania: Zavesca; Slovakia: Zavesca; Slovenia: Zavesca; Spain: Zavesca; Sweden: Zavesca; UK: Zavesca.

North America

Canada: Zavesca; USA: Zavesca.

Drug combinations

Chemistry

Miglustat: C~10~H~21~NO~4~. Mw: 219.28. (1) 3,4,5-Piperidinetriol, 1-butyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-, (2R,3R,4R,5S)-; (2)(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-Butyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol. CAS-72599-27-0 (2003).

Pharmacologic Category

Other Miscellaneous Therapeutic Agents; Enzyme Inhibitor. (ATC-Code: A16AX06).

Mechanism of action

Miglustat competitively and reversibly inhibits enzyme needed to produce glycosphingolipids and decreases rate of glycosphingolipid glucosylceramide formation.

Therapeutic use

Treatment of mild-to-moderate type 1 Gaucher’s disease when enzyme replacement therapy not a therapeutic option.

Pregnancy and lactiation implications

Decreased fetus weight, fetal loss, and difficult or delayed births observed in animal studies. Not recommended during lactation.

Unlabeled use

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to miglustat or any component of the formulation. Pregnancy.

Warnings and precautions

Diarrhea common. Peripheral neuropathy reported. Exacerbations of existing tremor or tremor might occur. Use with caution in renal impairment. Not recommended in severe impairment. Miglustat increases clearance of imiglucerase.

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