LEUKERAN

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Turkey.

Active ingredients

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

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UNII 18D0SL7309 - CHLORAMBUCIL
 

Chlorambucil is an aromatic nitrogen mustard derivative which acts as a bifunctional alkylating agent. In addition to interference with DNA replication, chlorambucil induces cellular apoptosis via the accumulation of cytosolic p53 and subsequent activation of an apoptosis promoter.

 
Read more about Chlorambucil

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 LEUKERAN Tablets MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group Classification
L01AA02 Chlorambucil 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)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 1163F
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 505617060041717
CA Health Products and Food Branch 00004626
EE Ravimiamet 1007345
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 378501
HK Department of Health Drug Office 03789
IE Health Products Regulatory Authority 31461
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 1112
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1002234, 1069682
MT Medicines Authority MA955/00301
MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios 50481
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 1694
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 2376
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100194811, 100330450, 100454307
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W58866002
SG Health Sciences Authority 11696P
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699874080038
US FDA, National Drug Code 76388-635

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