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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M | Musculo-skeletal system | |
2
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M05 | Drugs for treatment of bone diseases | |
3
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M05B | Drugs affecting bone structure and mineralization | |
4
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M05BC | Bone morphogenetic proteins | |
5
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M05BC01 | Dibotermin alfa |
| Active Ingredient |
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Dibotermin alfa is an osteoinductive protein that results in the induction of new bone tissue at the site of implantation. Dibotermin alfa binds to receptors on the surface of mesenchymal cells and causes cells to differentiate into cartilage- and bone-forming cells. The differentiated cells form trabecular bone as the matrix is degraded, with vascular invasion evident at the same time. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDUCTOS Powder, solvent and matrix for implantation matrix | MPI, EU: SmPC | European Medicines Agency (EU) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.