ATC Group: M05BC02 Eptotermin alfa

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 M05BC02 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 M Musculo-skeletal system
2 M05 Drugs for treatment of bone diseases
3 M05B Drugs affecting bone structure and mineralization
4 M05BC Bone morphogenetic proteins
5 M05BC02 Eptotermin alfa

Active ingredients in M05BC02

Active Ingredient Description
Eptotermin alfa

Eptotermin alfa, the active substance, initiates bone formation through the induction of cellular differentiation in mesenchymal cells, which are recruited to the implant site from bone marrow, periosteum and muscle. Once bound at the cell surface, the active substance induces a cascade of cellular events leading to the formation of chondroblasts and osteoblasts, which play a key role in the bone formation process.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
OSIGRAFT Powder for suspension for implantation European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

Austria (AT)

Estonia (EE)

Lithuania (LT)

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