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 | |
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1 | L | Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents | |
2 | L01 | Antineoplastic agents | |
3 | L01A | Alkylating agents | |
4 | L01AX | Other alkylating agents | |
5 | L01AX04 | Dacarbazine |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Dacarbazine |
Dacarbazine is a cytostatic agent. The antineoplastic effect is due to an inhibition of cell growth which is independent of the cell cycle and due to an inhibition of DNA synthesis. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.