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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1 | S | Sensory organs | |
2 | S01 | Ophthalmologicals | |
3 | S01X | Other ophthalmologicals | |
4 | S01XA | Other ophthalmologicals | |
5 | S01XA32 |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Avacincaptad pegol |
Avacincaptad pegol is an RNA aptamer, a PEGylated oligonucleotide that binds to and inhibits complement protein C5. By inhibiting C5, avacincaptad pegol may prevent its cleavage to C5a and C5b thus decreasing membrane attack complex (MAC) formation. |