ATC Group: A16AB12 Elosulfase alfa

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.

Position of A16AB12 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
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 A16AB12

Defined daily dose

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.

Code Route Amount Notes
PAREN Parenteral 20 mg

Active ingredients in A16AB12

Active Ingredient

Elosulfase alfa is a recombinant form of human N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (rhGALNS) used for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis, type IVA (Morquio A Syndrome, MPS IVA). Elosulfase alfa is intended to provide the exogenous enzyme N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase that will be taken up into the lysosomes and increase the catabolism of the GAGs KS and C6S.

Related product monographs

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 VIMIZIM Concentrate for solution for infusion MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)
 VIMIZIM Concentrate solution for injection MPI, US: SPL/PLR FDA, National Drug Code (US)

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