AJOVY

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK, United States.

Active ingredients

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

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UNII PF8K38CG54 - FREMANEZUMAB
 

Fremanezumab is a humanised IgG2Δa/kappa monoclonal antibody which selectively binds the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) ligand and blocks both CGRP isoforms (α- and β-CGRP) from binding to the CGRP receptor. It is believed that prevention of migraine is obtained by its effect modulating the trigeminal system.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 AJOVY Solution for injection MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group Classification
N02CD03 N Nervous system → N02 Analgesics → N02C Antimigraine preparations → N02CD Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonists
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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)
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 537520050008907, 537520050009007
CA Health Products and Food Branch 02497859
EE Ravimiamet 1791615, 1791626
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 1191358001
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 176721, 416492
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 68696906
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 372224, 386539
HK Department of Health Drug Office 67139
IE Health Products Regulatory Authority 89094, 89109
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 8464
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 1190407G1023, 1190407G2020
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1087474, 1087475, 1089296, 1089297
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 21711
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100417464
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W65973001, W65973002, W68419001, W68419002
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699638955701, 8699638955718
US FDA, National Drug Code 51759-202, 51759-204
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority 54/30.1/0711

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