This brand name is authorized in Spain
The drug MUSTOFORAN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Fotemustine
UNII GQ7JL9P5I2 - FOTEMUSTINE
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Fotemustine is a chloroethylating nitrosourea with antineoplastic activity. Fotemustine alkylates guanine by forming chloroethyl adducts at the 6 position of guanine, resulting in N1-guanine and N3-cytosine cross linkages, inhibition of DNA synthesis, cell cycle arrest, and finally apoptosis. This agent is lipophilic and crosses the blood-brain barrier. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| L01AD05 | Fotemustine | L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01A Alkylating agents → L01AD Nitrosoureas |
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: ES | Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS | Identifier(s): 62561 |
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