Brand name authorized in: Australia New Zealand Singapore United States
The drug ADRIAMYCIN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
Doxorubicin is a cytotoxic anthracycline antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius. The exact mechanism of the antitumour activity of doxorubicin is not known. It is generally believed that inhibition of DNA, RNA and protein synthesis is responsible for the majority of the cytotoxic effects.
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
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This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed: