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 | A | Alimentary tract and metabolism | |
| 2 | A11 | Vitamins | |
| 3 | A11D | Vitamin B1, plain and in combination with vitamin B6 and B12 | |
| 4 | A11DA | Vitamin B1, plain |
| Code | Title | |
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| A11DA01 | Thiamine (vit B1) | |
| A11DA02 | Sulbutiamine | |
| A11DA03 | Benfotiamine |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
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| Vitamin B1 |
Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), the coenzymatic form of thiamine, is involved in two main types of metabolic reactions: decarboxylation of α-ketoacids (e.g. pyruvate, α-ketoglutarate and branched-chain keto acids) and transketolation (e.g. among hexose and pentose phosphates). Therefore, the principal physiological role of thiamine is as a coenzyme in carbohydrate metabolism, where TPP is required for several stages in the breakdown of glucose to provide energy. |
