ATC Group: D05BB02 Acitretin

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 D05BB02 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 D Dermatologicals
2 D05 Antipsoriatics
3 D05B Antipsoriatics for systemic use
4 D05BB Retinoids for treatment of psoriasis
5 D05BB02 Acitretin

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 35 mg

Active ingredients in D05BB02

Active Ingredient Description
Acitretin

Acitretin, a synthetic aromatic derivative of retinoic acid, has a favourable therapeutic ratio, with a greater and more specific inhibitory effect on psoriasis and disorders of epithelial keratinisation. The usual therapeutic response to acitretin consists of desquamation (with or without erythema) followed by more normal re-epithelialisation. Acitretin is the main active metabolite of etretinate.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
SORIATANE Capsule FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/Old

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