ATC Group: D09AA09 Povidone-iodine

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 D09AA09 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 D Dermatologicals
2 D09 Medicated dressings
3 D09A Medicated dressings
4 D09AA Medicated dressings with antiinfectives
5 D09AA09 Povidone-iodine

Active ingredients in D09AA09

Active Ingredient Description
Povidone iodine

Povidone iodine is an iodophore that has an established use as a broad-spectrum antiseptic, mainly for the treatment of contaminated wounds and for the preoperative preparation of the skin, mucous membranes and the ocular surface. The organic complex contains approximately 10% of active available iodine. Solutions of povidone iodine gradually release iodine to exert an antimicrobial effect against bacteria, fungi, viruses, and spores. Although povidone iodine is less potent than preparations containing free iodine, it is also less toxic.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
BETAISODONA Cream Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

Austria (AT)

Cyprus (CY)

Germany (DE)

Spain (ES)

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