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 | J05AJ | Integrase inhibitors | |
| 5 | J05AJ02 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Elvitegravir |
Elvitegravir, is a type of antiviral agent called an ‘integrase inhibitor’. It blocks an enzyme called integrase, which is involved in a step in the reproduction of HIV. When the enzyme is blocked, the virus cannot reproduce normally, slowing down the spread of infection. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
