LITHOFALK

This brand name is authorized in Turkey

Active ingredients

The drug LITHOFALK contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1 Ursodeoxycholic acid
UNII 724L30Y2QR - URSODIOL

The ursodeoxycholic acid converts lithogenic bile in non-lithogenic bile and gradually dissolves the cholesterol gallstones.

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2 Chenodeoxycholic acid
UNII 0GEI24LG0J - CHENODIOL

Exogenous chenodeoxycholic acid is used as replacement therapy to restore the feedback inhibition lost due to the deficiency/absence of endogenous chenodeoxycholic acid. In CTX, deficiency of chenodeoxycholic acid causes a lack of feedback of cholesterol 7 alpha hydroxylase (CYP7A1) and HMG CoA reductase, causing increased production of atypical bile acids, bile alcohols and cholestanol that lead to the pathological consequences of the condition.

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Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
A05AA Bile acid preparations A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A05 Bile and liver therapy → A05A Bile therapy
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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: TR ฤฐlaรง ve Tฤฑbbi Cihaz Kurumu Identifier(s): 8699543090016

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