This brand name is authorized in Japan
The drug PINORUBIN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Pirarubicin
UNII E7V83174BE - PIRARUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE
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Pirarubicin is an anthracycline drug. An analogue of the anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic doxorubicin. Pirarubicin intercalates into DNA and interacts with topoisomerase II, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair and RNA and protein synthesis. This agent is less cardiotoxic than doxorubicin and exhibits activity against some doxorubicin-resistant cell lines. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| L01DB08 | Pirarubicin | L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01D Cytotoxic antibiotics and related substances → L01DB Anthracyclines and related substances |
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: JP | 医薬品医療機器総合機構 | Identifier(s): 4235403D1050, 4235403D2057, 4235403D3029 |
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