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 | L | Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents | |
| 2 | L01 | Antineoplastic agents | |
| 3 | L01X | Other antineoplastic agents | |
| 4 | L01XX | Other antineoplastic agents | |
| 5 | L01XX27 | Arsenic trioxide |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenic trioxide |
Arsenic trioxide causes morphological changes and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragmentation characteristic of apoptosis in NB4 human promyelocytic leukaemia cells in vitro. Arsenic trioxide also causes damage or degradation of the fusion protein PML/RAR alpha. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRISENOX Concentrate for solution for infusion | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
