ATC Group: A02BX05 Bismuth subcitrate

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.

Position of A02BX05 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 A Alimentary tract and metabolism
2 A02 Drugs for acid related disorders
3 A02B DRUGS FOR PEPTIC ULCER AND GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GORD)
4 A02BX Other drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
5 A02BX05 Bismuth subcitrate

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
ORAL - Oral 0.48 g

Active ingredients in A02BX05

Active Ingredient Description
Tripotassium dicitrato bismuthate

Under the effect of gastric acid, a precipitate is formed from tripotassium dicitrato bismuthate, which adheres primarily to the ulcerated area and inhibits the activity of pepsin. Tripotassium dicitrato bismuthate contributes to the healing of a high percentage of gastric and duodenal ulcers.

Medicines in this ATC group

Austria (AT)

Croatia (HR)

Estonia (EE)

Lithuania (LT)

Mexico (MX)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

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