Generic Name : Carglumic Acid
Pronunciation : kar-GLOO-mik AS-id
Latest prescription information about Carglumic Acid. Learn how to pronounce the drug's name, its indications, dosage, how to take, when to take, when not to take, side effects, special precautions, warnings and its storage instructions . Also listed are the International and Indian trade name(s) of the drug and its price list.
Therapeutic Classification : Orphan Drug
This medication is similar to n-acetylglutamate (NAG), prescribed for hyperammonemia due to the deficiency of the liver enzyme named as N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS). It acts as a replacement for NAG.
Adult- PO- The recommended initial dose is 100 mg/kg/day to 250 mg/kg/day.
It comes as a tablet to take by mouth, immediately before meals.
• Caution needed for patients with any allergy, during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Follow the diet program as directed by your healthcare provider.
• Most Common :
Vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, tonsilitis, anemia, ear infection, diarrhea, throat inflammation, and headache.
• Blood :
Anemia.
• ENT :
Ear infection.
• Gastrointestinal :
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing.
• General :
Weakness, fever.
• Infections :
Infection, throat inflammation, pneumonia.
• Metabolic :
Loss of appetite, hemoglobin decreased, weight decreased.
• Central Nervous System :
Headache, drowsiness.
• Skin :
Rash.
Store it in refrigerator 2 - 8°C.
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