Orphan's Sucraid Launched In The USA

22 July 1998

Orphan Medical has launched Sucraid (sacrosidase) oral solution,for genetically-determined sucrase deficiency, in the USA. Sucrase deficiency is one of the characteristics of congenital sucrase isomaltase deficiency, a rare condition associated with diarrhea, malabsorption and failure to thrive in infants and toddlers. This is the first drug to be made available to treat the condition, which affects fewer than 1,000 individuals in the USA. The company is predicting that sales of the drug will be less than $500,000 a year.

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