SIRTURO

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK.

Active ingredients

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

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UNII P04QX2C1A5 - BEDAQUILINE FUMARATE
 

Bedaquiline is a diarylquinoline. Bedaquiline specifically inhibits mycobacterial ATP (adenosine 5'-triphosphate) synthase, an essential enzyme for the generation of energy in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The inhibition of ATP synthase leads to bactericidal effects for both replicating and non-replicating tubercle bacilli.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 SIRTURO Tablet MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group Classification
J04AK05 J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J04 Antimycobacterials → J04A Drugs for treatment of tuberculosis → J04AK Other drugs for treatment of tuberculosis
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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)
EE Ravimiamet 1642496, 1708589, 1845402
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 113901002
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 518777
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 65690588
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 379783
HK Department of Health Drug Office 64766
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 8461
IT Agenzia del Farmaco 043332016, 043332028, 043332030
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 6222007F1023
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1072967, 1082210, 1092351
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 17632
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100322640, 100463295
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W60621001, W60621002
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699593015311
US FDA, National Drug Code 59676-701, 59676-702
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority 47/20.2.3/1182

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