ATC Group: M03CA01 Dantrolene

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 M03CA01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 M Musculo-skeletal system
2 M03 Muscle relaxants
3 M03C Muscle relaxants, directly acting agents
4 M03CA Dantrolene and derivatives
5 M03CA01 Dantrolene

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

Active ingredients in M03CA01

Active Ingredient Description
Dantrolene

The receptor molecule for dantrolene has not been identified. Dantrolene inhibits the binding of ryanodine. Under some conditions, dantrolene will lower intra-sarcoplasmic calcium concentrations in the resting state. This may be more important in diseased muscle (e.g. In malignant hyperthermia in humans and swine stress syndrome) than in muscle with normal function.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
DANTRIUM Capsules Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
DANTRIUM Powder for solution for injection Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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