ATC Group: N02BA01 Acetylsalicylic acid

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 N02BA01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N02 Analgesics
3 N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics
4 N02BA Salicylic acid and derivatives
5 N02BA01 Acetylsalicylic acid

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 3 g
PAREN - Parenteral 1 g
RECTAL - Rectal 3 g

Active ingredients in N02BA01

Active Ingredient Description
Acetylsalicylic acid

Acetylsalicylic acid combines significant advantages such as strong anti-pyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory action, that is the measure of comparison with all the newer NSAIDs.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
ALKA-SELTZER Effervescent tablet Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC
ASA Delayed-release tablet Health Products and Food Branch (CA) MPI, CA: SPM
ASPIRIN Gastro-resistant tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
ASPIRIN Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
ASPIRIN Tablets BP 300mg Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
DISPRIN Dispersible tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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