Medications for Metabolic Disorders

Metabolic disorders are disorders or defects of metabolism that cause illnesses because the body cannot properly process fats, proteins, sugars or nucleic acids. Most metabolic disorders are inherited.

Topics under Metabolic Disorders

Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (2 drugs)
Acidosis (1 drug)
Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency (2 drugs)
Alkalosis (1 drug)
Alpha-Mannosidosis (2 drugs)
Cystinuria (8 drugs)
Fabry Disease (6 drugs)
Gaucher Disease (11 drugs in 2 topics)
Hereditary Orotic Aciduria (2 drugs)
Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 (3 drugs)
Homocystinuria (2 drugs)
Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome (2 drugs)
Iron Overload (7 drugs in 2 topics)
Long-Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders (2 drugs)
Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency (2 drugs)
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (2 drugs)
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II (2 drugs)
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IV (2 drugs)
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI (2 drugs)
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII (2 drugs)
Nephropathic Cystinosis (3 drugs)
Niemann-Pick Disease (1 drug)
Phenylketonuria (5 drugs)
Pompe Disease (8 drugs)
Porphyria (7 drugs in 2 topics)
Primary Hyperoxaluria (4 drugs)
Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (2 drugs)
Urea Cycle Disorders (6 drugs)
Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) (38 drugs in 2 topics)

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