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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A03 | Drugs for functional gastrointestinal disorders | |
3
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A03A | DRUGS FOR FUNCTIONAL BOWEL DISORDERS | |
4
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A03AE | Drugs acting on serotonin receptors |
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| A03AE01 | Alosetron | |
| A03AE03 | Cilansetron |
| Active Ingredient |
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Alosetron is a potent and selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist. 5-HT3 receptors are ligand-gated cation channels that are extensively distributed on enteric neurons in the human gastrointestinal tract, as well as other peripheral and central locations. |