ATC Group: A16AX09 Glycerol phenylbutyrate

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 A16AX09 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 A16AX Various alimentary tract and metabolism products
5 A16AX09

Active ingredients in A16AX09

Active Ingredient Description
Glycerol phenylbutyrate

Glycerol phenylbutyrate is a nitrogen-binding medicinal product. Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are inherited deficiencies of enzymes or transporters necessary for the synthesis of urea from ammonia (NH3, NH4+). Absence of these enzymes or transporters results in the accumulation of toxic levels of ammonia in the blood and brain of affected patients. Glycerol phenylbutyrate is indicated for use as adjunctive therapy for chronic management of patients with urea cycle disorders (UCDs).

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
RAVICTI Oral liquid European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

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