ATC Group: A16AX16 Givosiran

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 A16AX16 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 A16AX Various alimentary tract and metabolism products
5 A16AX16

Active ingredients in A16AX16

Active Ingredient

Givosiran is a double-stranded small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) that causes degradation of aminolevulinic acid synthase 1 (ALAS1) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in hepatocytes through RNA interference, resulting in a reduction of induced liver ALAS1 mRNA towards normal. This leads to reduced circulating levels of neurotoxic intermediates aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and porphobilinogen (PBG), the key causal factors of attacks and other disease manifestations of AHP.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 GIVLAARI Solution for injection MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)
 GIVLAARI Solution for injection MPI, US: SPL/PLR FDA, National Drug Code (US)

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