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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
1
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A | Alimentary tract and metabolism | |
2
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A07 | Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents | |
3
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A07X | Other antidiarrheals | |
4
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A07XA | Other antidiarrheals | |
5
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A07XA04 | Racecadotril |
| Active Ingredient |
|---|
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Racecadotril is a pure intestinal antisecretory active substance. It decreases the intestinal hypersecretion of water and electrolytes induced by the cholera toxin or inflammation, and does not have effects on basal secretory activity. Racecadotril exerts rapid antidiarrhoeal action, without modifying the duration of intestinal transit. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIDRASEC Granules for oral suspension | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.