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Collagenase clostridium histolyticum is an enzyme produced by the bacterium Clostridium histolyticum that dismantles collagen. It is used as a powder-and-solvent injection kit for the treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture a condition where the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully straightened. BioSpecifics Technologies developed the preparation which is manufactured and marketed by Auxilium Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer as Xiaflex in the US and Xiapex in Europe.

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ATC prefix
M09
ATC suffix
AB02
CAS number
9001-12-1
DrugBank
DB00048

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