The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Alimentary tract and metabolism | |
| 2 | A10 | Drugs used in diabetes | |
| 3 | A10B | Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins | |
| 4 | A10BK | Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors | |
| 5 | A10BK02 |
The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.
| Route | Amount |
|---|---|
| ORAL - Oral | 0.2 g |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Canagliflozin |
Canagliflozin is an orally-active inhibitor of SGLT2. The SGLT2 transporter, expressed in the proximal renal tubules, is responsible for the majority of the reabsorption of filtered glucose from the tubular lumen. By inhibiting SGLT2, canagliflozin reduces reabsorption of filtered glucose and lowers the renal threshold for glucose (RTG). |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| INVOKANA Film-coated tablet | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
