ATC Group: J05AX18 Letermovir

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 J05AX18 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 J Antiinfectives for systemic use
2 J05 Antivirals for systemic use
3 J05A Direct acting antivirals
4 J05AX Other antivirals
5 J05AX18

Active ingredients in J05AX18

Active Ingredient

Letermovir inhibits the CMV DNA terminase complex which is required for cleavage and packaging of viral progeny DNA. Letermovir affects the formation of proper unit length genomes and interferes with virion maturation.

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