ATC Group: L04AA24 Abatacept

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 L04AA24 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
2 L04 Immunosuppressants
3 L04A Immunosuppressants
4 L04AA Selective immunosuppressants
5 L04AA24 Abatacept

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
PAREN - Parenteral 27 mg

Active ingredients in L04AA24

Active Ingredient Description
Abatacept

Abatacept is a fusion protein that consists of the extracellular domain of human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) linked to a modified Fc portion of human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1). Abatacept selectively modulates a key costimulatory signal required for full activation of T lymphocytes expressing CD28.

Related product monographs

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

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