Octocog alfa (Full length recombinant human coagulation factor VIII (rDNA)) is a purified protein that has 2,332 amino acids. It is produced by recombinant DNA technology in baby hamster kidney cells (BHK) into which the human factor VIII gene has been introduced.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| B02BD02 | Coagulation factor VIII | B Blood and blood forming organs → B02 Antihemorrhagics → B02B Vitamin K and other hemostatics → B02BD Blood coagulation factors |
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOVALTRY Powder and solvent for solution for injection | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Octocog alfa is an active ingredient of these brands:
Ecuador (EC)Estonia (EE)
Hong Kong (HK)Italy (IT)Lithuania (LT)
Poland (PL)
South Africa (ZA)
United Kingdom (UK)Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide. |
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