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.
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J | Antiinfectives for systemic use | |
| 2 | J01 | Antibacterials for systemic use | |
| 3 | J01D | Other beta-lactam antibacterials | |
| 4 | J01DI | Other cephalosporins | |
| 5 | J01DI03 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Faropenem |
Faropenem is an orally active beta-lactam antibiotic belonging to the penem group. Like other beta-lactam antibiotics, faropenem acts by inhibiting the synthesis of bacterial cell walls. It inhibits cross-linkage between the linear peptidoglycan polymer chains that make up a major component of the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria. It does this by binding to and competitively inhibiting the transpeptidase enzyme used by bacteria to cross-link the peptide (D-alanyl-alanine) used in peptidogylcan synthesis. |
