ATC Group: N05BC Carbamates

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 N05BC in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05B Anxiolytics
4 N05BC Carbamates

Group N05BC contents

Code Title
N05BC01 Meprobamate
N05BC03 Emylcamate
N05BC04 Mebutamate
N05BC51 Meprobamate, combinations

Active ingredients in N05BC

Active Ingredient Description
Emylcamate
Meprobamate

Meprobamate is a carbamate with hypnotic, sedative and some muscle relaxant properties. It is used for the short-term treatment of anxiety states, muscle tension and associated conditions where anxiety is present. In therapeutic doses its sedative effect rather than a direct action may be responsible for muscle relaxation.