ATC Group: N04BX02 Entacapone

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 N04BX02 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N04 Anti-parkinson drugs
3 N04B Dopaminergic agents
4 N04BX Other dopaminergic agents
5 N04BX02 Entacapone

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 1 g

Active ingredients in N04BX02

Active Ingredient Description
Entacapone

Entacapone belongs to a new therapeutic class, catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) inhibitors. It is a reversible, specific, and mainly peripherally acting COMT inhibitor designed for concomitant administration with levodopa preparations. Entacapone prolongs the clinical response to levodopa.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
COMTAN Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
MEDAPIA Film-coated tablet Medicines Authority (MT) MPI, EU: SmPC

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