ATC Group: P01CC Nitrofuran derivatives

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 P01CC in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents
2 P01 Antiprotozoals
3 P01C Agents against leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis
4 P01CC Nitrofuran derivatives

Group P01CC contents

Code Title
P01CC01 Nifurtimox
P01CC02 Nitrofural

Active ingredients in P01CC

Active Ingredient Description
Nifurtimox

Nifurtimox is an antiprotozoal drug. It is used in pediatric patients for the treatment of Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis) caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. Nifurtimox exposure-response relationships and the time course of pharmacodynamics response are unknown.

Nitrofurazone