TAXOL

This brand name is authorized in Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Paclitaxel UNII P88XT4IS4D - PACLITAXEL

Paclitaxel is an antimicrotubule agent that promotes the assembly of microtubules from tubulin dimers and stabilises microtubules by preventing depolymerisation. This stability results in the inhibition of the normal dynamic reorganisation of the microtubule network that is essential for vital interphase and mitotic cellular functions. Read about Paclitaxel

Medicine classification

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

ATC code	Group title	Classification
L01CD01	Paclitaxel	L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01C Plant alkaloids and other natural products → L01CD Taxanes
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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: BR	Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos	Identifier(s): 505105901159312, 505105902155310, 505105903151319
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 37867
Country: JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	Identifier(s): 4240406A1031, 4240406A2038
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 07616P
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 28/26/0157, 31/26/0107, 35/26/0196