Migalastat

Migalastat
Clinical data
Pronunciationmi GAL a stat
Trade namesGalafold
Other namesDDIG, AT1001, 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa625101
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B3
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Drug classPharmacological chaperone
ATC code
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability75%
Protein bindingNone
MetabolitesO-glucuronides (<15%)
Elimination half-life3–5 hours (single dose)
ExcretionUrine (77%), feces (20%)
Identifiers
  • (2R,3S,4R,5S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-3,4,5-piperidinetriol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6H13NO4
Molar mass163.173 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@H](N1)CO)O)O)O

  • HCl: Cl.OC[C@H]1NC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O
  • InChI=1S/C6H13NO4/c8-2-3-5(10)6(11)4(9)1-7-3/h3-11H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5+,6-/m1/s1
  • Key:LXBIFEVIBLOUGU-DPYQTVNSSA-N

  • HCl: InChI=1S/C6H13NO4.ClH/c8-2-3-5(10)6(11)4(9)1-7-3;/h3-11H,1-2H2;1H/t3-,4+,5+,6-;/m1./s1
  • Key:ZJIHMALTJRDNQI-OLALXQGDSA-N

Migalastat, sold under the brand name Galafold, is a medication used for the treatment of Fabry disease, a rare genetic disorder. Migalastat is an alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-Gal A) pharmacological chaperone. It was developed by Amicus Therapeutics.

The most common adverse drug reactions include headache, nasal and throat irritation (nasopharyngitis), urinary tract infection, nausea, and fever (pyrexia).

Migalastat was authorized for medical use in the European Union in May 2016, and approved for medical use in the United States in August 2018. The US Food and Drug Administration considers it to be a first-in-class medication.