This brand name is authorized in Austria, France
The drug IASODOPA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Fluorodopa ¹⁸F
UNII 2C598205QX - FLUORODOPA F-18
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Fluorodopa F18 is a radioactive diagnostic agent used in PET imaging. In dopaminergic nerve terminals in the brain, fluorodopa (FDOPA) F18 is decarboxylated by amino acid decarboxylase to fluorodopamine (FDA) F18 and stored in presynaptic vesicles in the brain. The accumulation of F18 FDA in the striatum is visually detected in the PET scan. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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V09IX | Other diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals for tumour detection | V Various → V09 Diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals → V09I Tumour detection |
V09IX05 | Fluorodopa (18F) | V Various → V09 Diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals → V09I Tumour detection → V09IX Other diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals for tumour detection |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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Country: FR | Base de données publique des médicaments | Identifier(s): 65933346 |
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