ARALAST® NP [Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human)] is a medicine made from human Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Alpha1-PI), which is also known as Alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT). It is used to treat adults with lung disease (emphysema) caused by severe Alpha1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency.
It is not known how increasing AAT levels with ARALAST NP or other Alpha1-PI products impacts worsening lung function or emphysema. The long-term effects of AAT with ARALAST NP have not been studied. ARALAST NP is not for use in lung disease other than severe Alpha1-PI deficiency.
*Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency is sometimes referred to as Alpha1 or Alpha1 deficiency
The Alpha1 protein circulates in the bloodstream and works to protect the lungs from inflammation due to infection or inhaled irritants, such as tobacco smoke.
People with Alpha1 deficiency have low or absent levels of the protective Alpha1 protein.
Alpha1 deficiency is an inherited disorder in which a genetic mutation impacts the body’s ability to produce sufficient levels of the Alpha1 protein.
A person who inherits two deficient Alpha1 genes—one from each parent—has Alpha1 deficiency.
Without enough functional Alpha1, lung damage can develop, usually in people between 20 and 50 years of age.
A severe Alpha1 deficiency may lead to emphysema—a lung condition that causes shortness of breath—with symptoms that can worsen over time.
Everyone has two copies of the Alpha1 gene. If both parents have one deficient Alpha1 gene and one normal Alpha1 gene, there’s a 25% chance their child could have two deficient genes and Alpha1 deficiency, a 50% chance their child could carry one deficient gene, and a 25% chance their child would inherit two normal Alpha1 genes.
Alpha1 deficiency is the most common genetic cause of emphysema.
Your healthcare professional can help if you have questions about family testing, living with Alpha1 deficiency, or augmentation therapy.
Augmentation therapy with ARALAST NP is typically given once a week to help replace the low or absent levels of the protein.
An infusion of ARALAST NP may take approximately 15 minutes, depending on body weight and infusion rate.*
*Infusion time is estimated, based on a 165-lb adult patient receiving the recommended dose at the maximum infusion rate, based on the product labeling.
Actual infusion time will vary from person to person.
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