ATC Group: J05AX31 Lenacapavir

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 J05AX31 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 J Antiinfectives for systemic use
2 J05 Antivirals for systemic use
3 J05A Direct acting antivirals
4 J05AX Other antivirals
5 J05AX31

Active ingredients in J05AX31

Active Ingredient

Lenacapavir is a multistage, selective inhibitor of HIV-1 capsid function that directly binds to the interface between capsid protein (CA) subunits. Lenacapavir inhibits HIV-1 replication by interfering with multiple, essential steps of the viral lifecycle, including capsid-mediated nuclear uptake of HIV-1 proviral DNA, virus assembly and release, and capsid core formation.

Related product monographs

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 SUNLENCA Film-coated tablet MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)
 SUNLENCA Solution for injection MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicines classified under this ATC code globally

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Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.