ATC Group: N05AH01 Loxapine

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 N05AH01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05A Antipsychotics
4 N05AH Diazepines, oxazepines and thiazepines
5 N05AH01 Loxapine

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
RESPIR - Respiratory (Inhalation) (powder) 9.1 mg

Active ingredients in N05AH01

Active Ingredient Description
Loxapine

Loxapine binds with noradrenergic, histaminergic, and cholinergic receptors, and its interaction with these systems may influence the spectrum of its pharmacological effects. Loxapine is indicated for the rapid control of mild-to-moderate agitation in adult patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
ADASUVE Inhalation powder European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
LOXAPAC IM Solution for injection Health Products and Food Branch (CA) MPI, CA: SPM

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