Imiglucerase

Review
In: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; 2006.
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Excerpt

Imiglucerase is a synthetic form of beta-glucocerebrosidase, which is a normal component of human milk. After therapeutic use of imiglucerase, breastmilk levels are lower than those of normal mothers.[1] Additionally, absorption by the infant is unlikely because it is probably destroyed in the infant's gastrointestinal tract.[2,3] A limited amount of data support the safety of breastfeeding with imiglucerase. An international panel of clinicians from 9 centers that treat Gaucher's disease reported that, breastfeeding complications were less frequent in mothers who were treated with imiglucerase or alglucerase (the placenta-derived form of the enzyme) postpartum than in untreated mothers with Gaucher's disease. Consider limiting the duration of breastfeeding to about 6 months to avoid excessive bone loss in the nursing mother.[3,4]

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