RITUXAN

This brand name is authorized in Canada, Japan, United States

Active ingredients

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

1 Rituximab UNII 4F4X42SYQ6 - RITUXIMAB

Rituximab binds specifically to the transmembrane antigen, CD20, a non-glycosylated phosphoprotein, located on pre-B and mature B lymphocytes. The antigen is expressed on >95% of all B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. Read about Rituximab

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
RITUXAN Solution for injection	FDA, National Drug Code (US)	MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Medicine classification

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

ATC code	Group title	Classification
L01FA01	Rituximab	L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01F Monoclonal antibodies and antibody drug conjugates → L01FA CD20 (Clusters of Differentiation 20) inhibitors
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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)
Country: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 02241927, 02457350, 02473976
Country: JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	Identifier(s): 4291407A1035, 4291407A2031
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 50242-051, 50242-053