LEDAGA

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug LEDAGA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII L0MR697HHI - MECHLORETHAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
 

Chlormethine is a bifunctional alkylating agent that inhibits rapidly proliferating cells. It works by binding to DNA, crosslinking two strands and preventing cell duplication. It binds to the N7 nitrogen on the DNA base guanine. It has been derivatized into the estrogen analogue estramustine phosphate, used to treat prostate cancer.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 LEDAGA Gel MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
L01AA05 Chlormethine L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01A Alkylating agents → L01AA Nitrogen mustard analogues
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
EE Ravimiamet 1739752
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 466667
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 64465866
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 372875
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 7823
IT Agenzia del Farmaco 045315013
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1082467
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 148490
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100387912

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