ATC Group: M01AB01 Indometacin

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.

Position of M01AB01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 M Musculo-skeletal system
2 M01 Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products
3 M01A Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids
4 M01AB Acetic acid derivatives and related substances
5 M01AB01 Indometacin

Defined daily dose

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 0.1 g
PAREN - Parenteral 0.1 g
RECTAL - Rectal 0.1 g

Active ingredients in M01AB01

Active Ingredient Description
Indometacin

Indometacin has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic effects, it is an inhibitor of prostaglandin synthetase.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
ARTHREXIN Capsule Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA) MPI, Generic
INDOCID Capsules Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
INDOCID Suppositories Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
INDOREM Hard capsule Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) MPI, EU: SmPC
INDYLON Hard gelatine capsule Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

Australia (AU)

Austria (AT)

Brazil (BR)

Cyprus (CY)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

Israel (IL)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

Mexico (MX)

Nigeria (NG)

Poland (PL)

Singapore (SG)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.