ATC Group: A07AA01 Neomycin

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 A07AA01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 A Alimentary tract and metabolism
2 A07 Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents
3 A07A Intestinal antiinfectives
4 A07AA Antibiotics
5 A07AA01 Neomycin

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 5 g

Active ingredients in A07AA01

Active Ingredient Description
Neomycin

Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic and acts by binding to polysomes, inhibiting protein synthesis and generating errors in the transcription of the genetic code.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
NIVEMYCIN Tablets Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

Ecuador (EC)

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