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
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J | Antiinfectives for systemic use | |
2
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J04 | Antimycobacterials | |
3
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J04A | Drugs for treatment of tuberculosis | |
4
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J04AM | Combinations of drugs for treatment of tuberculosis | |
5
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J04AM02 | Rifampicin and isoniazid |
| Active Ingredient |
|---|
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Rifampicin and isoniazid are active bactericidial antituberculosis drugs which are particularly active against the rapidly growing extracellular organisms and also have bactericidal activity intracellularly. Rifampicin has activity against slow- and intermittently-growing M. tuberculosis. Isoniazid acts against actively growing tubercle bacilli. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFARIS PAED 75/50 Tablet | MPI, Generic | Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA) | |
| RIFINAH Coated tablet | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.