Emicizumab

Active ingredient description

Emicizumab is a humanized monoclonal modified immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) antibody with a bispecific antibody structure. Emicizumab bridges activated factor IX and factor X to restore the function of missing activated factor VIII that is needed for effective haemostasis.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
B02BX06 B Blood and blood forming organs → B02 Antihemorrhagics → B02B Vitamin K and other hemostatics → B02BX Other systemic hemostatics
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
HEMLIBRA Solution for injection European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 1610943-06-0
DrugBank Drug: DB13923
RxNorm Ingredient: 1989794
SNOMED-CT Concept: 763611007
Emicizumab (substance)
UNII Identifier: 7NL2E3F6K3
EMICIZUMAB

Medicines

Emicizumab is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

Austria (AT)

Brazil (BR)

Canada (CA)

Croatia (HR)

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

Israel (IL)

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Netherlands (NL)

New Zealand (NZ)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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