ATC Group: J02AX01 Flucytosine

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 J02AX01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 J Antiinfectives for systemic use
2 J02 Antimycotics for systemic use
3 J02A Antimycotics for systemic use
4 J02AX Other antimycotics for systemic use
5 J02AX01 Flucytosine

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.

Route Amount
ORAL - Oral 10 g
PAREN - Parenteral 10 g

Active ingredients in J02AX01

Active Ingredient Description
Flucytosine

Flucytosine is a fluorinated pyrimidine derivative. It is an antimycotic agent exerting fungistatic and fungicidal activity by interfering with protein and DNA synthesis. Fluorodeoxyuridine interferes with the enzyme thymidylate synthase. Inhibition of thymidylate synthase subsequently causes disruption of DNA synthesis.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
Ancotil 2.5 g/250 ml Solution for Infusion Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
ANCOTIL Solution for infusion Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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