ATC Group: A07BA Charcoal preparations

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 A07BA in the ATC hierarchy

Level
Code
Title
1
Alimentary tract and metabolism
2
Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents
3
Intestinal adsorbents
4
A07BA
Charcoal preparations

Group A07BA contents

Code
Title
Medicinal charcoal
Medicinal charcoal, combinations

Active ingredients in A07BA

Active Ingredient
Description

Activated charcoal is a form of carbon processed to have small, low-volume pores that increase the surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions.

Related product monographs

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Type
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Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
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