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 | P | Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents | |
| 2 | P01 | Antiprotozoals | |
| 3 | P01C | Agents against leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis | |
| 4 | P01CX | Other agents against leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis | |
| 5 | P01CX03 | Eflornithine |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Eflornithine |
Eflornithine irreversibly inhibits ornithine decarboxylase, an enzyme involved in the production of the hair shaft by the hair follicle. Eflornithine has been shown to reduce the rate of hair growth. |
