ATC Group: N06AX26 Vortioxetine

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 N06AX26 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N06 Psychoanaleptics
3 N06A Antidepressants
4 N06AX Other antidepressants
5 N06AX26

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 10 mg

Active ingredients in N06AX26

Active Ingredient Description
Vortioxetine

Vortioxetine is a 5-HT3, 5-HT7, and 5-HT1D receptor antagonist, 5-HT1B receptor partial agonist, 5-HT1A receptor agonist and inhibitor of the 5-HT transporter, leading to modulation of neurotransmission in several systems, including predominantly the serotonin but probably also the norepinephrine, dopamine, histamine, acetylcholine, GABA and glutamate systems. This multimodal activity is considered responsible for the antidepressant and anxiolytic-like effects and the improvement of cognitive function, learning and memory observed with vortioxetine in animal studies.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
BRINTELLIX Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
TRINTELLIX Film-coated tablet FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR
VORELLIX Film-coated tablet Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA) MPI, Generic

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