Anecortave
Active ingredient description
Anecortave, a synthetic cortisone, has been shown to have antiangiogenic properties that have been established in multiple experimental models of angiogenesis. Anecortave is under investigation to treat exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Although similar in chemical structure to the corticosteroid hydrocortisone acetate, it possesses no glucocorticoid activity.
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
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Classification
Anecortave
Medicines
Anecortave is the active ingredient of these drugs:
Drug
Countries
South Africa