This brand name is authorized in Estonia, Lithuania
The drug PAMITOR contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Pamidronate Disodium
UNII 8742T8ZQZA - PAMIDRONATE DISODIUM
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The principal pharmacologic action of pamidronic acid is inhibition of bone resorption. Although the mechanism of antiresorptive action is not completely understood, several factors are thought to contribute to this action. Pamidronic acid adsorbs to calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite) crystals in bone and may directly block dissolution of this mineral component of bone. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| M05BA03 | Pamidronic acid | M Musculo-skeletal system → M05 Drugs for treatment of bone diseases → M05B Drugs affecting bone structure and mineralization → M05BA Bisphosphonates |
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: EE | Ravimiamet | Identifier(s): 1137170, 1137181, 1137192, 1137204, 1150355, 1150366, 1150377, 1150388 |
| Country: LT | Valstybinฤ vaistลณ kontrolฤs tarnyba | Identifier(s): 1012650, 1071037, 1071038, 1071039 |
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