ATC Group: D06AX11 Rifaximin

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 D06AX11 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 D06AX Other antibiotics for topical use
5 D06AX11 Rifaximin

Active ingredients in D06AX11

Active Ingredient Description
Rifaximin

Rifaximin is an antibacterial agent of the rifamycin class that inhibits bacterial RNA synthesis. Rifaximin has a broad antimicrobial spectrum against most of the Gram-positive and -negative, aerobic and anaerobic bacteria responsible for intestinal infections.