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 | L02 | Endocrine therapy | |
| 3 | L02B | Hormone antagonists and related agents | |
| 4 | L02BB | Anti-androgens | |
| 5 | L02BB01 | Flutamide |
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 | 0.75 g |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Flutamide |
Flutamide is a non-steroidal, highly specific, orally active anti-androgenic agent. The pharmacologically active metabolite, hydroxyflutamide, is believed to exert an anti-androgenic effect directly on the target tissues, either by inhibiting androgen uptake or by blocking cytoplasmic and nuclear binding of androgen. Flutamide is indicated for the treatment of advanced prostatic carcinoma in which suppression of testosterone effects is indicated. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLUTAN Tablet | Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) | 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.
