ATC Group: M01AX25 Chondroitin sulfate

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 M01AX25 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 M01AX Other antiinflammatory and antirheumatic agents, non-steroids
5 M01AX25 Chondroitin sulfate

Active ingredients in M01AX25

Active Ingredient Description
Chondroitin sulfate

Chondroitin sulfate belongs to the polysaccharide subgroup of glycosaminoglycans. Chondroitin sulfate is one of the main elements of the cartilage, which joins a central protein, forming what we know as proteoglycan, which is what gives the cartilage its mechanical and elastic properties.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
CHONDROMEL Hard capsule Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

Austria (AT)

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Ireland (IE)

Mexico (MX)

Poland (PL)

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