Chemical formula: C₅H₆N₂ Molecular mass: 94.115 g/mol PubChem compound: 1727
Fampridine is a potassium channel blocker. By blocking potassium channels, fampridine reduces the leakage of ionic current through these channels, thereby prolonging repolarization and thus enhancing action potential formation in demyelinated axons and neurological function.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| N07XX07 | Fampridine | N Nervous system → N07 Other nervous system drugs → N07X Other nervous system drugs → N07XX Other nervous system drugs |
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAMPYRA Prolonged-release tablet | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Fampridine 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)Ireland (IE)Israel (IL)Lithuania (LT)Netherlands (NL)New Zealand (NZ)Poland (PL)Romania (RO)South Africa (ZA)Spain (ES)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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