Enzymes

Enzymes

ICD Code - Y43.6

Alglucerase injection

Alglucerase injection is as an enzyme replacement therapy in patients diagnosed with type I Gaucher’s disease, a genetic disorder with symptoms and signs of anemia or bleeding tendency, liver disorder, and bone disease.

Alteplase

This medication is an enzyme (tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)), prescribed for heart attack, stroke, and pulmonary embolism.

Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum

This medication is a collagenase enzyme, prescribed for dupuytren contracture (condition that affects the hands and fingers).

Glucarpidase Injection

This medication is a carboxypeptidase enzyme, prescribed for reducing methotrexate toxic level in kidney failure patients.

Hyaluronidase

This medication is an enzyme, prescribed as an adjuvant in subcutaneous fluid administration for achieving hydration, dispersion and absorption of other injected drugs, and improving resorption of radiopaque agents.

Imiglucerase

This medication is an enzyme, prescribed for type I Gaucher disease.

Lipase/amylase/protease

Pegademase bovine

This medication is a modified enzyme, prescribed for severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) in patients with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency.

Pegaspargase

This medication is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Pegloticase

This medication is a uric acid-specific enzyme (uricase), prescribed for chronic gout.

Serratiopeptidase

This medication is a proteolytic enzyme (protease), prescribed for inflammation and swelling.

Streptokinase

This medication is an enzyme, prescribed for heart attack, pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis.

Urokinase

This medication is an enzyme (thrombolytic agent), prescribed for deep vein thrombosis, heart attack, pulmonary embolism and peripheral vascular occlusion.