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 | S | Sensory organs | |
| 2 | S01 | Ophthalmologicals | |
| 3 | S01L | Ocular vascular disorder agents | |
| 4 | S01LA | Antineovascularisation agents | |
| 5 | S01LA02 | Anecortave |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Anecortave |
Anecortave, a synthetic cortisone, has been shown to have antiangiogenic properties that have been established in multiple experimental models of angiogenesis. Anecortave is under investigation to treat exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Although similar in chemical structure to the corticosteroid hydrocortisone acetate, it possesses no glucocorticoid activity. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
