ATC Group: B01AC04 Clopidogrel

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 B01AC04 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 B Blood and blood forming organs
2 B01 Antithrombotic agents
3 B01A Antithrombotic agents
4 B01AC Platelet aggregation inhibitors excl. heparin
5 B01AC04 Clopidogrel

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 75 mg

Active ingredients in B01AC04

Active Ingredient Description
Clopidogrel

Clopidogrel is a prodrug, one of whose metabolites is an inhibitor of platelet aggregation. Clopidogrel must be metabolised by CYP450 enzymes to produce the active metabolite that inhibits platelet aggregation.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
CLOPIDOGREL ZENTIVA Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
CLOPIVAS Film-coated tablet Web Search MPI, US: SPL/PLR
PLAVIX 75mg Film-coated tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
PLAVIX Film-coated tablet FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR
ZYLLT Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

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