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 | A | Alimentary tract and metabolism | |
| 2 | A16 | Other alimentary tract and metabolism products | |
| 3 | A16A | Other alimentary tract and metabolism products | |
| 4 | A16AX | Various alimentary tract and metabolism products | |
| 5 | A16AX12 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Trientine |
Trientine is a copper-chelating agent whose principal mechanism of action is to eliminate absorbed copper from the body by forming a stable complex that is then eliminated through urinary excretion. Trientine may also chelate copper in the intestinal tract and so inhibit copper absorption. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUPRIOR Film-coated tablet | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
