Azacitidine

Also known as: Azacytidine

Active ingredient description

Azacitidine is believed to exert its antineoplastic effects by multiple mechanisms including cytotoxicity on abnormal haematopoietic cells in the bone marrow and hypomethylation of DNA. The cytotoxic effects of azacitidine may result from multiple mechanisms, including inhibition of DNA, RNA and protein synthesis, incorporation into RNA and DNA, and activation of DNA damage pathways.

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
Azacitidine
L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01B Antimetabolites → L01BC Pyrimidine analogues
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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
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)

Medicines

Azacitidine is the active ingredient of these drugs:

Drug
Countries

Ecuador

Austria

Australia Hong Kong Singapore

Australia New Zealand

Austria Poland

Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador

Estonia Ireland Lithuania Poland United States

Ecuador

Australia Austria Brazil Canada Cyprus

Brazil

Ecuador

Hong Kong Singapore

Poland

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Chemical formula: C₈H₁₂N₄O₅
Molecular mass: 244.205 g/mol

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 320-67-2
DrugBank Drug: DB00928
KEGG Drug: D03021
PubChem Compound: 9444
RxNorm Ingredient: 1251
SNOMED-CT Concept: 412328000
Azacitidine (substance)
UNII Identifier: M801H13NRU
AZACITIDINE