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 | |
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1 | A | Alimentary tract and metabolism | |
2 | A16 | Other alimentary tract and metabolism products | |
3 | A16A | Other alimentary tract and metabolism products | |
4 | A16AB | Enzymes | |
5 | A16AB01 | Alglucerase |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Alglucerase |
Alglucerase was a biopharmaceutical drug for the treatment of Gaucher’s disease. It was a modified form of human β-glucocerebrosidase enzyme, where the non-reducing ends of the oligosaccharide chains have been terminated with mannose residues. |