Lumizyme is given by a doctor or nurse and billed by the clinic, not a pharmacy. Your care team and your insurance decide which product you get, so ask them what you’d pay.

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Given by your care team

Billed by the clinic

Lumizyme is given by a doctor or nurse, not picked up at a pharmacy.

  1. Ask your care team or your plan what you’d pay before your visit.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameLumizyme
Authorized genericalglucosidase alfa
Regular genericalglucosidase alfa
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldAsk the pharmacy
Same as Lumizyme?
The original
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Brand nameThe maker’s card

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Lumizyme itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Lumizyme is the only choice; its maker’s savings card can lower what you pay.

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Regular genericNot sold

Lumizyme is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the maker’s savings card is the way to pay less.

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What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

LUMIZYME® is a hydrolytic lysosomal glycogen-specific enzyme indicated for patients with Pompe disease (GAA deficiency).

Source: the FDA label for Lumizyme (Genzyme Corporation), January 10, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

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