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alglucerase, al-gloo-ser-ace, treat gaucher's disease caused by the lack, a certain enzyme, glucocerebrosidase, this enzyme is necessary for my body to use fats, alglucerase is made from human placenta tissue that is collected after a baby is born, before, used, the tissue is tested for hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus, hiv, this is similar to the testing that a blood bank does on donated blood before, given to anyone else, alglucerase is available with a physician's prescription, dosage form parenteral, injection, receiving the medicine, weighed against the good it will do, for alglucerase, allergic reaction to alglucerase, allergic to any other substances, foods, preservatives, dyes, studies, haven't been done in either humans, animals, when breast-feeding , not known whether alglucerase passes into human breast milk, this medicine has been tested in a limited number, in effective doses, the medicine has not been shown to cause different side effects, in adults, haven't been studied specifically in older people, problems in older people, alglucerase, elderly with use in other age groups, an interaction might occur, change the dose, taking any other prescription, nonprescription, over-the-counter, otc, will not cure gaucher's disease, it does help control it, must continue to receive it if you expect to keep my condition under control, to receive alglucerase for the rest, life, gaucher's disease is not treated, it can cause serious blood, liver, skeletal, spleen problems, alglucerase will be different for different patients, follow a physician's orders, the average doses, alglucerase, for gaucher's disease, for injection, dosage form, adults and children, the dose is based on body weight, injected slowly into a vein over one to two hours, to start, some patients may receive 1.15 units per kilogram, 0.52 units per pound, body weight three times a week, other patients may receive up to 60 units per kg, 27 units per pound, body weight as often as once a week, as seldom as every four weeks, later, a physician may raise, lower my dose, precautions, know the side effects, important that a physician check my progress, receiving alglucerase to make sure that the dosage is correct for you, side effects, since alglucerase is made from human tissue, possible that diseases caused by viruses could be passed on, examples, such diseases are hepatitis and hiv infection, haven't been reported to date, unlikely since the tissue is tested before being used, questions, concerns about this, along with its needed effects, some unwanted effects, side effects may go away during treatment, body adjusts to the medicine, effects continue, bothersome, abdominal discomfort, chills, fever, nausea and vomiting , swelling at place, injection, other side effects, brand names, ceredase, ceredase, category enzyme, glucocerebrosidase, replenisher