DOXIL

This brand name is authorized in Japan, United States

Active ingredients

The drug DOXIL 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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Authorization and marketing

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

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 Identifier(s): 4235402A1025
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 0338-0063, 0338-0067

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