ATC Group: N06DA02 Donepezil

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 N06DA02 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N06 Psychoanaleptics
3 N06D Anti-dementia drugs
4 N06DA Anticholinesterases
5 N06DA02 Donepezil

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 7.5 mg

Active ingredients in N06DA02

Active Ingredient Description
Donepezil

Donepezil hydrochloride is a specific and reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase, the predominant cholinesterase in the brain. Donepezil hydrochloride is in vitro over 1000 times more potent an inhibitor of this enzyme than of butyrylcholinesterase, an enzyme that is present mainly outside the central nervous system.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
ARICEPT Film-coated tablet FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR
ARICEPT Film-coated tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
DONECEPT Film-coated tablet Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC
DOZEPT Film-coated tablet Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC

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