ATC Group: N06AA04 Clomipramine

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 N06AA04 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N06 Psychoanaleptics
3 N06A Antidepressants
4 N06AA Non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitors
5 N06AA04 Clomipramine

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
PAREN - Parenteral 0.1 g

Active ingredients in N06AA04

Active Ingredient Description
Clomipramine

The therapeutic activity of clomipramine is believed to be based on its ability to inhibit the neuronal re-uptake of noradrenaline (NA) and serotonin (5-HT) released in the synaptic cleft, with inhibition of 5-HT reuptake being the more important of these activities.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
ANAFRANIL Prolonged-release, film-coated tablet Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC

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