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 | J05 | Antivirals for systemic use | |
| 3 | J05A | Direct acting antivirals | |
| 4 | J05AB | Nucleosides and nucleotides excl. reverse transcriptase inhibitors | |
| 5 | J05AB11 | Valaciclovir |
The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.
| Route | Amount |
|---|---|
| ORAL - Oral | 3 g |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Valaciclovir |
Valaciclovir, an antiviral, is the L-valine ester of aciclovir. Valaciclovir is rapidly and almost completely converted in man to aciclovir and valine. Aciclovir is a specific inhibitor of the herpes viruses with in vitro activity against herpes simplex viruses (HSV) type 1 and type 2, varicella zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), and human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6). |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALACICLOVIR Film-coated tablet | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
| VALTREX Film-coated tablet | FDA, National Drug Code (US) | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | |
| ZELITREX Tablet | Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA) | MPI, Generic |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
