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
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L | Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents | |
2
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L01 | Antineoplastic agents | |
3
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L01D | Cytotoxic antibiotics and related substances | |
4
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L01DA | Actinomycines |
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| L01DA01 | Dactinomycin |
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Dactinomycin is an antineoplastic antibiotic derived from Streptomyces parvullus. Stable complexes are formed with DNA through intercalation and DNA-dependent RNA synthesis is selectively inhibited. Protein and DNA synthesis are inhibited to a lesser extent. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMEGEN Lyophilised powder for solution for injection | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) |