The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
| Level | Code | Title | |
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1
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A | Alimentary tract and metabolism | |
2
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A01 | Stomatological preparations | |
3
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A01A | Stomatological preparations | |
4
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A01AB | Antiinfectives and antiseptics for local oral treatment | |
5
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A01AB17 | Metronidazole |
| Active Ingredient |
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Metronidazole is an anti-infectious drug belonging to the pharmacotherapeutic group of nitroimidazole derivatives, which have effect mainly on strict anaerobes. This effect is probably caused by interaction with DNS and different metabolites. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.