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 | J05AH | Neuraminidase inhibitors | |
| 5 | J05AH03 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Peramivir |
Peramivir is an inhibitor of influenza virus neuraminidase, an enzyme that releases viral particles from the plasma membrane of infected cells and is also important for viral entry into uninfected cells, which causes further spread of infectious virus in the body. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
