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 | C04 | Peripheral vasodilators | |
| 3 | C04A | Peripheral vasodilators | |
| 4 | C04AC | Nicotinic acid and derivatives |
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| C04AC01 | Nicotinic acid | |
| C04AC02 | Nicotinyl alcohol (pyridylcarbinol) | |
| C04AC03 | Inositol nicotinate | |
| C04AC07 | Ciclonicate |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotinic acid |
Niacin (nicotinic acid) is an essential B complex Vitamin (B3), whose deficiency results in the clinical syndrome known as pellagra. Nicotinamide (niacinamide), the active ingredient, is the physiologically active form of niacin and is the chemical form of Vitamin B3 found in virtually all multivitamin products. Though nicotinic acid and nicotinamide are so closely related chemically, they differ somewhat in pharmacological properties. |
