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.
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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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A01AB21 | Chlortetracycline |
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Chlortetracycline is a tetracycline antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces aureofaciens. It has a role as an antiprotozoal drug, a fluorescent probe, a calcium ionophore and an antibacterial drug. |