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.
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Nervous system | |
| 2 | N06 | Psychoanaleptics | |
| 3 | N06B | Psychostimulants, agents used for ADHD and nootropics | |
| 4 | N06BX | Other psychostimulants and nootropics | |
| 5 | N06BX17 | Adrafinil |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Adrafinil |
Adrafinil is a mild central nervous system stimulating drug typically employed to relieve excessive sleepiness and inattention in geriatric patients. It is also been used off-label to prevent fatigue or falling asleep for extended periods of time. Adrafinil is metabolized to modafinil. |
