ATC Group: P03AC04 Permethrin

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 P03AC04 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 P03AC Pyrethrines, incl. synthetic compounds
5 P03AC04 Permethrin

Active ingredients in P03AC04

Active Ingredient Description
Permethrin

The principal physiological action in insects (lice) exposed to permethrin is induction of electrochemical abnormalities across the membranes of excitable cells, leading to sensory hyperexcitability, inco-ordination and prostration. It is assumed that the mode of action against arachnids (mites) is similar.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
LYCLEAR Cream Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
LYCLEAR Creme rinse Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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