ATC Group: N04BC04 Ropinirole

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 N04BC04 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N04 Anti-parkinson drugs
3 N04B Dopaminergic agents
4 N04BC Dopamine agonists
5 N04BC04 Ropinirole

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 6 mg

Active ingredients in N04BC04

Active Ingredient Description
Ropinirole

Ropinirole is a non-ergoline D2/D3 dopamine agonist which stimulates striatal dopamine receptors. Ropinirole alleviates the dopamine deficiency which characterises Parkinson’s disease by stimulating striatal dopamine receptors.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
ADARTREL Film-coated tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
ROLPRYNA Prolonged-release tablet Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC
ROPIQUAL XL Prolonged-release tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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