ATC Group: L01DA Actinomycines

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 L01DA in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
2 L01 Antineoplastic agents
3 L01D Cytotoxic antibiotics and related substances
4 L01DA Actinomycines

Group L01DA contents

Code Title
L01DA01 Dactinomycin

Active ingredients in L01DA

Active Ingredient Description
Dactinomycin

Dactinomycin is an antineoplastic antibiotic derived from Streptomyces parvullus. Stable complexes are formed with DNA through intercalation and DNA-dependent RNA synthesis is selectively inhibited. Protein and DNA synthesis are inhibited to a lesser extent.

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