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 | D | Dermatologicals | |
| 2 | D03 | Preparations for treatment of wounds and ulcers | |
| 3 | D03A | Cicatrizants | |
| 4 | D03AX | Other cicatrizants | |
| 5 | D03AX04 | Calcium pantothenate |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Pantothenic acid |
Pantothenic acid is incorporated into co-enzyme A and is involved in metabolic pathways involving acetylation which includes detoxification of drug molecules and biosynthesis of cholesterol, steroid hormones, mucopolysaccharides and acetylcholine. CoA has an essential function in lipid metabolism. |
