Starting Elelyso (taliglucerase alfa)Your first 90 days with gaucher disease: the steps, the dates and who to call
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How you take it
An infusion into a vein every other week that takes 60 to 120 minutes. Your doctor sets the dose by your weight.
Before your first dose
- A confirmed diagnosis of type 1 Gaucher disease. Elelyso is for people 4 years and older.
- Your doctor sets the dose for you or your child. Tell the doctor's office if your weight changes.
- Your insurance approves the medicine. Pfizer Gaucher Personal Support, the drugmaker's support program, can help. Call 1-855-353-5976.
- The first infusion is booked at a place that is ready to treat a serious allergic reaction.
- Your doctor may give you allergy medicine before an infusion to lower the chance of a reaction.
- You are watched closely during and after each infusion.
The first 90 days
- Before the first infusionYour doctor's office calls the support program, insurance check
- Once approvedApproval, then booking the first infusion
- Day 1Day 1: first infusion, in a clinic or office
- Day 15Infusion 2
- Day 29Infusion 3
- Day 43Infusion 4
- Day 57The support program can check whether your insurance covers home infusion
- Day 71Infusion 6
- Day 85Infusion 7
Trial Friend, trialfriend.com. From the Elelyso FDA label dated December 29, 2025 and the drugmaker's program, checked November 11, 2026. Not medical advice: Trial Friend is not a medical provider, and your doctor decides your dose and tests.