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 | C | Cardiovascular system | |
| 2 | C01 | Cardiac therapy | |
| 3 | C01E | Other cardiac preparations | |
| 4 | C01EB | Other cardiac preparations | |
| 5 | C01EB22 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Meldonium |
Meldonium is a structural analogue of a precursor of carnitine, gamma-butyrobetaine (GBB), which has one carbon atom replaced by nitrogen atom. Meldonium, by reversibly inhibiting the activity of gamma butyrobetainhydroxylase, causes a decrease of carnitine biosynthesis and thus prevents long-chain fatty acid transport through the cell membranes. Accordingly, it prevents the accumulation of strong detergents, activated forms of un-oxidised fatty acids, in cells thus diminishing damage of the cells membranes. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
