ADRIAMYCIN

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Estonia, New Zealand, Singapore, United States

Active ingredients

The drug ADRIAMYCIN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Doxorubicin
UNII 82F2G7BL4E - DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE

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.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
ADRIAMYCIN Solution for injection FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
L01DB01 Doxorubicin L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01D Cytotoxic antibiotics and related substances → L01DB Anthracyclines and related substances
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Identifier(s): 4361M, 7229L
Country: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1782424
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 2203
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 10566P
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 0143-9275, 0143-9277, 0143-9369, 0143-9370, 0143-9371, 0143-9372, 0143-9546, 0143-9547, 0143-9548, 0143-9549

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