ATC Group: C07AA07 Sotalol

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 C07AA07 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 C Cardiovascular system
2 C07 Beta blocking agents
3 C07A Beta blocking agents
4 C07AA Beta blocking agents, non-selective
5 C07AA07 Sotalol

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 0.16 g
PAREN - Parenteral 0.16 g

Active ingredients in C07AA07

Active Ingredient Description
Sotalol

D,l-sotalol is a non-selective hydrophilic β-adrenergic receptor blocking agent, devoid of intrinsic sympathomimetic activity or membrane stabilizing activity. Sotalol has both beta-adrenoreceptor blocking (Vaughan Williams Class II) and cardiac action potential duration prolongation (Vaughan Williams Class III) antiarrhythmic properties.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
SOTACOR Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
SOTALOL Tablets Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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