ATC Group: L01XX01 Amsacrine

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 L01XX01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
2 L01 Antineoplastic agents
3 L01X Other antineoplastic agents
4 L01XX Other antineoplastic agents
5 L01XX01 Amsacrine

Active ingredients in L01XX01

Active Ingredient Description
Acridinyl Anisidide

Amsidine is a sterile antitumour chemotherapeutic agent for intravenous infusion. Although not completely clarified, the mode of action of amsacrine is related to its property of binding the DNA through intercalation and external (electrostatic) forces.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
AMSIDINE 50mg/ml Concentrate and solvent for solution for infusion Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

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Netherlands (NL)

Poland (PL)

United Kingdom (UK)

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