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 | P03 | Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides, insecticides and repellents | |
| 3 | P03A | Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides | |
| 4 | P03AC | Pyrethrines, incl. synthetic compounds | |
| 5 | P03AC03 | Phenothrin |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Phenothrin |
Phenothrin, also called sumithrin and d-phenothrin,1 is a synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks. It has also been used to kill head lice in humans. d-Phenothrin is used as a component of aerosol insecticides for domestic use. Phenothrin is often used with methoprene, an insect growth regulator that interrupts the insect’s biological life cycle by killing the eggs. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
