ATC Group: A16AB23 Cipaglucosidase alfa

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of A16AB23 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 A Alimentary tract and metabolism
2 A16 Other alimentary tract and metabolism products
3 A16A Other alimentary tract and metabolism products
4 A16AB Enzymes
5 A16AB23

Active ingredients in A16AB23

Active Ingredient Description
Cipaglucosidase alfa

Sipaglucosidase alfa is intended to replace the endogenous enzyme acid-alpha-glucosidase (GAA) that breaks down glycogen to glucose in the lysosome and is absent or impaired in Pompe disease. Sipaglucosidase alfa exerts enzymatic activity in the breakdown of glycogen and the reduction of intramuscular glycogen, as well as the amelioration of tissue damage.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
POMBILITI Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

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