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 | B | Blood and blood forming organs | |
| 2 | B06 | Other hematological agents | |
| 3 | B06A | Other hematological agents | |
| 4 | B06AC | Drugs used in hereditary angioedema | |
| 5 | B06AC03 | Ecallantide |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Ecallantide |
Ecallantide is a potent (Ki=25 pM), selective, reversible inhibitor of plasma kallikrein. Ecallantide binds to plasma kallikrein and blocks its binding site, inhibiting the conversion of HMW kininogen to bradykinin. |
