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
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A | Alimentary tract and metabolism | |
2
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A16 | Other alimentary tract and metabolism products | |
3
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A16A | Other alimentary tract and metabolism products | |
4
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A16AB | Enzymes | |
5
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A16AB11 |
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Taliglucerase alfa, a long term enzyme replacement therapy, is a recombinant analog of human lysosomal glucocerebrosidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of glucocerebroside to glucose and ceramide, reducing the amount of accumulated glucocerebroside. It is used for the treatment of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Type 1 Gaucher disease. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELELYSO Powder for solution for injection | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | FDA, National Drug Code (US) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.