CEREZYME 400 UNIT — DIN 02241751
IMIGLUCERASE : 400 UNIT · SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC · POWDER FOR SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is CEREZYME?
CEREZYME 400 UNIT contains IMIGLUCERASE : 400 UNIT. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02241751, held by SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC, supplied as POWDER FOR SOLUTION for INTRAVENOUS administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 06-Mar-2025. Nexara Health is a licensed Canadian wholesale distributor (DEL 3-002896-A) and can source this product for hospitals, pharmacies and clinics. Availability and lead time are confirmed per order.
What is CEREZYME used for?
long-term enzyme replacement therapy in patients with a confirmed diagnosis of non-neuronopathic (Type 1) or chronic neuronopathic (Type 3) Gaucher disease who exhibit non-neurological manifestations of the disease. The non-neurological manifestations of Gaucher disease include one or more of the following conditions: anemia after exclusion of other causes, such as iron deficiency; thrombocytopenia; bone disease after exclusion of other causes such as Vitamin D deficiency; hepatomegaly or splenomegaly.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
How much does Imiglucerase cost around the world?
Imiglucerase is listed on 7 of the national price registers Nexara ingests. Each country publishes on a different basis, so those figures are not comparable with one another — or with a Canadian wholesale price.
What a market publishes matters more than the number it publishes. Austria publishes a KVP (Kassenverkaufspreis); Bahrain publishes a retail (max); Brazil publishes a preco fabrica (ex-factory ceiling). Comparing an ex-factory ceiling against a pharmacy public price tells you nothing about either, and comparing either against a Canadian landed cost tells you less.
| Market | Price basis published there | Brands | Packs listed | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | KVP (Kassenverkaufspreis) | 1 | 2 | EUR███.██ |
| South Africa | single exit price | 2 | 2 | ZAR███.██ |
| Bahrain | retail (max) | 1 | 1 | BHD███.██ |
| Brazil | preco fabrica (ex-factory ceiling) | 1 | 1 | BRL███.██ |
| Czechia | max producer price (ex-factory) | 1 | 1 | CZK███.██ |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 1 | 1 | EUR███.██ |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 1 | 1 | SAR███.██ |
9 pack listings across 8 brand entries and 7 price bases, refreshed 03 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Imiglucerase pack in that market, so a high figure is usually a larger pack rather than the same product.
Canada publishes no comparable public list price. For a delivered Canadian price on a licensed account, verify your licence — it takes about a minute.
Is there a generic Imiglucerase in Canada, and who makes it?
Every market authorization holder with a Canadian DIN for this molecule, and how many of their listings Health Canada currently shows as marketed.
2 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Imiglucerase, across 2 DINs, of which 1 are currently marketed. Marketed count is the number that matters: an approval that is not marketed cannot be bought.
| Market authorization holder | DINs | Marketed | Brand names | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | 1 | 1 | CEREZYME | Sourceable in Canada |
| SANOFI GENZYME, A DIVISION OF SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | 1 | 0 | CEREZYME | No marketed DIN |
Health Canada’s Drug Product Database does not flag which listing is the originator and which are subsequent-entry products, so Nexara does not label them here. Interchangeability is determined provincially, not federally — confirm for your province before a formulary switch. Nexara can confirm which of these is actually obtainable, and on what lead time, per order.
How is it supplied and stored?
Pack configuration, storage class and the handling constraints that drive cold-chain planning. One DIN can cover more than one pack size, and the pack — not the DIN — is what gets priced, shipped and invoiced.
| Strength on the label | 400 UNIT |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | POWDER FOR SOLUTION |
| Route | INTRAVENOUS |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | 400U (red label) of imiglucerase. Individual cartons are available in shrink-wrapped bundles of 100, 108 and 120 vials. |
| Storage | null |
Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation, because this listing covers more than one of them.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Imiglucerase |
|---|---|
| ATC code | A16AB02 |
| Biosimilar biologic | No |
Health Canada record and identifiers
The regulatory facts straight from the Drug Product Database, plus every identifier form Nexara accepts on a purchase order. A DIN written without its leading zeros is the commonest reason an order line fails to match.
| DIN (8-digit, as used in ordering) | 02241751 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2241751 |
| Brand name | CEREZYME |
| Generic / active ingredient | IMIGLUCERASE : 400 UNIT |
| Market authorization holder | SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC |
| Health Canada schedule | Schedule D |
| ATC code | A16AB02 |
| ATC anatomical main group | A — Alimentary tract and metabolism |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | A16AB |
| Current status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 06-Mar-2025 |
| Status source | Live Health Canada DPD sync |
Verify on the primary sources
How is it administered?
Individualized dosing: 2.5 U/kg 3x/week up to 60 U/kg every 2 weeks. Administered by IV infusion over 1-2 hours. Max rate 1 unit/kg/minute. Reconstitute with Sterile Water for Injection.
Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.
Contraindications
Severely hypersensitive to imiglucerase or to any ingredient in the formulation, including any non-medicinal ingredient, or component of the container.
Warnings and precautions
Serious risk of life-threatening hypersensitivity and anaphylaxis. Monitor during infusion. Pulmonary hypertension observed (causal relationship not established). IgG antibody formation in ~15%.
What can be used instead?
Alternatives on every axis a buyer actually considers — the same molecule in another presentation, the same class, an adjacent class, or a fixed-dose combination. Every row is led by the marketed DIN count, because that is what can be bought this week.
1 · Same molecule, other Canadian presentations
1 of 2 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEREZYME | 200 UNIT | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | SANOFI GENZYME, A DIVISION OF SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 02230694 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC A16AB
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asfotase Alfa | STRENSIQ | 5 | 4 | Yes |
| Pegvaliase | PALYNZIQ | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Agalsidase Beta | FABRAZYME | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Imiglucerase | CEREZYME | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Olipudase Alfa | XENPOZYME | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Elosulfase Alfa | VIMIZIM | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Galsufase | NAGLAZYME | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Idursulfase | ELAPRASE | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Laronidase | ALDURAZYME | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Sebelipase Alfa | KANUMA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
A molecule with zero marketed DINs cannot be sourced domestically, however many approvals it holds — if one of these sits on a formulary or in an older protocol, that is the line to check.
3 · Adjacent classes in ATC A16A
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| A16AX | Anethole Trithione · Eliglustat · Givosiran · Glycerol Phenylbutyrate · Lumasiran · +11 more | 39 | 28 |
| A16AA | Betaine · Carglumic Acid · Levocarnitine · Mercaptamine · Metreleptin | 11 | 11 |
Not clinical advice. These tables describe what can be supplied in Canada, not what should be prescribed. Substitution within or across classes is a prescriber and pharmacist decision, and interchangeability is determined provincially.
How can I get it?
Nexara Health supplies this product to licensed Canadian buyers — pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, licensed distributors, and clinical trial sponsors or their CROs. We confirm stock, pack size, expiry and pricing at the time of quotation. If the product is on backorder or in shortage, we identify equivalent alternatives and import options where permitted.
Ordering questions
Who can buy this from Nexara?
Licensed entities only. Nexara holds Health Canada establishment licence DEL 3-002896-A and ships only to a licensed address. Patients and unlicensed buyers are routed to a partner pharmacy.
Is there a minimum order?
Yes, set per product line and per pack multiple rather than on the order total, so you are never asked to buy a part-pack. The minimum for this line is confirmed with your quote.
What is the lead time?
Confirmed per order at quotation, and it depends on current stock position and whether the product is in shortage.
Why is there no price on this page?
Nexara quotes a delivered Canadian price per order, against a verified licence. Foreign list prices are published on incompatible bases and are not a guide to what any buyer can obtain here, so this page shows which markets list the molecule and on what basis, and nothing more.
Can Nexara supply this for a clinical trial?
Yes — comparator and background-therapy supply, including sourcing from other markets where a Canadian pack will not satisfy the protocol. Clinical trial supply.