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• Miglustat is used to treat mild to moderate type 1 Gaucher disease in adults.
  In type 1 Gaucher disease, a substance called glucosylceramide is not removed from your body. It starts to build up in certain cells of the body’s immune system. This can result in liver and spleen enlargement, changes in the blood, and bone disease.
  The usual treatment for type 1 Gaucher disease is enzyme replacement therapy. Miglustat is only used when a patient is considered unsuitable for treatment with enzyme replacement therapy.
• Miglustat is also used to treat progressive neurological symptoms in Niemann-Pick type C disease in adults and in children.
  If you have Niemann-Pick type C disease, fats such as glycosphingolipids build up in the cells of your brain. This can result in disturbances in neurological functions such as slow eye movements, balance, swallowing, and memory, and in seizures.

Do not take Miglustat if you are allergic to it.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Miglustat, if you suffer from kidney disease – if you suffer from liver disease
Your doctor will perform the following tests before treatment and during treatment with Miglustat

• an examination to check the nerves in your arms and legs
• measurement of vitamin B12 levels
• monitoring growth if you are a child or adolescent with Niemann-Pick type C disease
• monitoring of blood platelet counts
• The reason for these tests is that some patients have had tingling or numbness in the hands and feet, or a decrease in body weight, while taking Miglustat. The tests will help the doctor decide whether these effects are due to your disease or other existing conditions, or due to side effects of Miglustat.
• If you have diarrhoea, your doctor may ask you to change your diet to reduce your lactose and carbohydrate intake such as sucrose (cane sugar), or not to take Miglustat together with food, or to temporarily reduce your dose. In some cases, the doctor may prescribe anti-diarrhoea medicines such as loperamide. If your diarrhoea does not respond to these measures, or if you have any other abdominal complaint, consult your doctor. In such case, your doctor may decide to conduct further investigations.
• Male patients should use reliable birth control methods during their treatment with Miglustat and for 3 months after finishing treatment.
• Miglustat may make you feel dizzy. Do not drive or use any tools or machines if you feel dizzy.

• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

  • For type 1 Gaucher disease: For adults, the usual dose is one capsule (100 mg) three times a day (morning, afternoon and evening). This means a daily maximum of three capsules (300 mg).
  • For Niemann-Pick type C disease: For adults and adolescents (over 12 years old), the usual dose is two capsules (200 mg) three times a day (morning, afternoon and evening). This means a daily maximum of six capsules (600 mg).
  • For children less than 12 years old, your doctor will adjust the dose for Niemann-Pick type C disease.
  • If you have a problem with your kidneys, you may receive a lower starting dose. Your doctor may reduce your dose, e.g., to one capsule (100 mg) once or twice a day, if you suffer from diarrhea when taking Miglustat. Your doctor will tell you how long your treatment will last.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Most serious side effects:
Some patients have had tingling or numbness in the hands and feet (seen commonly). They could be signs of peripheral neuropathy, due to side effects of Miglustat or they could be due to existing conditions. Your doctor will perform some tests before and during treatment with Miglustat to assess this.
If you do get any of these effects, please seek medical advice from your doctor as soon as possible.

• Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines.

  ADVERSE EFFECTS:

  Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

  Most serious side effects:
  Some patients have had tingling or numbness in the hands and feet (seen commonly). They could be signs of peripheral neuropathy, due to side effects of Miglustat or they could be due to existing conditions. Your doctor will perform some tests before and during treatment with Miglustat to assess this.
  If you do get any of these effects, please seek medical advice from your doctor as soon as possible.

• Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

• You should not take Miglustat if you are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant. Your doctor can give you more information. You must use effective birth control while taking Miglustat. Do not breast-feed while you are taking Miglustat.
• Male patients should use reliable birth control methods during their treatment with Miglustat, and for 3 months after finishing treatment.
• If you are pregnant, breast feeding, think you may be pregnant or planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

• Children And Adolescents

Do not give this medicine to children and adolescents (below 18 years old) with type 1 Gaucher disease because it is not known if it works in this disease.

–        Store below 30 °C

–        Protect from moisture.

–        Keep out of the reach of children