ATC Group: D09AB Zinc bandages

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 D09AB in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 D Dermatologicals
2 D09 Medicated dressings
3 D09A Medicated dressings
4 D09AB Zinc bandages

Group D09AB contents

Code Title
D09AB01 Zinc bandage without supplements
D09AB02 Zinc bandage with supplements

Active ingredients in D09AB

Active Ingredient Description
Zinc

Zinc blocks the intestinal absorption of copper from the diet and the reabsorption of endogenously secreted copper. Zinc induces the production of metallothionein in the enterocyte, a protein that binds copper thereby preventing its transfer into the blood. The bound copper is then eliminated in the stool following desquamation of the intestinal cells.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
ZIPZOC Impregnated dressing Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC