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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N | Nervous system | |
2
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N06 | Psychoanaleptics | |
3
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N06D | Anti-dementia drugs | |
4
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N06DX | Other anti-dementia drugs | |
5
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N06DX04 |
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Lecanemab is a humanized immunoglobulin gamma 1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody directed against aggregated soluble and insoluble forms of amyloid beta. The accumulation of amyloid beta plaques in the brain is a defining pathophysiological feature of Alzheimer’s disease. Lecanemab reduces amyloid beta plaques, as evaluated in studies. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEQEMBI Solution for injection | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | FDA, National Drug Code (US) |