ATC Group: N05AF Thioxanthene derivatives

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 N05AF in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05A Antipsychotics
4 N05AF Thioxanthene derivatives

Group N05AF contents

Code Title
N05AF01 Flupentixol
N05AF02 Clopenthixol
N05AF03 Chlorprothixene
N05AF04 Tiotixene
N05AF05 Zuclopenthixol

Active ingredients in N05AF

Active Ingredient Description
Chlorprothixene
Clopentixol
Flupentixol
Tiotixene
Zuclopenthixol

Zuclopenthixol is a potent neuroleptic of the thioxanthene series with a piperazine side-chain. The antipsychotic effect of neuroleptics is related to their dopamine receptor blocking effect.

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