ATC Group: D06AA04 Tetracycline

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 D06AA04 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 D Dermatologicals
2 D06 Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for dermatological use
3 D06A Antibiotics for topical use
4 D06AA Tetracycline and derivatives
5 D06AA04 Tetracycline

Active ingredients in D06AA04

Active Ingredient Description
Tetracycline

Tetracyclines are taken up into sensitive bacterial cells by an active transport process. Once within the cell they bind reversibly to the 30S subunit of the ribosome, preventing the binding of aminoacyl transfer RNA and inhibiting protein synthesis and hence cell growth.

Medicines in this ATC group

Cyprus (CY)

Estonia (EE)

Lithuania (LT)

Singapore (SG)

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