ATC Group: P03AB Chlorine containing products

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 P03AB in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents
2 P03 Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides, insecticides and repellents
3 P03A Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides
4 P03AB Chlorine containing products

Group P03AB contents

Code Title
P03AB01 Clofenotane
P03AB02 Lindane
P03AB51 Clofenotane, combinations

Active ingredients in P03AB

Active Ingredient Description
Lindane

Lindane is an ectoparasiticide and ovicide effective against Sarcoptes scabiei (scabies). Lindane exerts its parasiticidal action by being directly absorbed into the parasites and their ova.