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                	Eliglustat (Cerdelga) - An Oral Drug for Gaucher Disease (online only)
					
					
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Eliglustat (Cerdelga) - An Oral Drug for Gaucher Disease (online only)
July 6, 2015 (Issue: 1472)
					The FDA has approved eliglustat (Cerdelga –
Genzyme), an oral glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor,
for treatment of adults with type 1 Gaucher disease.
Eliglustat is metabolized primarily by CYP2D6. Because
patients who are CYP2D6 ultra-rapid...more
 
        			
        			
						
					
					
					
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