Amikacin

Active ingredient description

Amikacin is an antibiotic used for a number of bacterial infections. Amikacin works by blocking the function of the bacteria’s 30S ribosomal subunit, making it unable to produce proteins.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code
Group title
Classification
D06AX12
Amikacin
D Dermatologicals → D06 Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for dermatological use → D06A Antibiotics for topical use → D06AX Other antibiotics for topical use
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J01GB06
Amikacin
J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01G Aminoglycoside antibacterials → J01GB Other aminoglycosides
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S01AA21
Amikacin
S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01A Antiinfectives → S01AA Antibiotics
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title
Type
Country
ARIKAYCE Inhalation suspension
Structured Product Labeling (SPL/PLR)
US
AMIKIN INJECTION Solution for injection
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK

Medicines

Amikacin is the active ingredient of these drugs:

Drug
Countries
AKIM

Ecuador

AMEXOT

Turkey

AMICILON

Brazil

AMIJEKSIN

Turkey

AMIKA-SYNTO

Cyprus

AMIKACIN

Austria

AMIKAL

Turkey

AMIKAVER

Turkey

AMIKETEM

Turkey

AMIKIN

Hong Kong United Kingdom

AMIKOZIT

Romania Turkey

AMIWOK

Hong Kong

ARIKAYCE

Austria Estonia Finland Ireland Lithuania

BIODACYNA

Lithuania Poland

CHEMACIN

Italy

GLUKAMIN

Ecuador

KACIN

Turkey

LIKACIN

Hong Kong Italy

LUKADIN

Italy

MIACIN

Tunisia

MIKAN

Italy

MIKASIN

Turkey

NEKACIN

Italy

ORLOBIN

Hong Kong

RYOFEL

Turkey

SELEMYCIN

Cyprus Estonia Hong Kong

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Chemical formula: C₂₂H₄₃N₅O₁₃
Molecular mass: 585.603 g/mol

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 37517-28-5
CAS Substance: 39831-55-5
DrugBank Drug: DB00479
KEGG Drug: D02543
PubChem Compound: 37768
RxNorm Ingredient: 641
SNOMED-CT Concept: 387266001
Amikacin (substance)
UNII Identifier: 84319SGC3C
AMIKACIN
 
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