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 | P03AX | Other ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides | |
| 5 | P03AX01 | Benzyl benzoate |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Benzyl benzoate |
Benzyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of benzoic acid with benzyl alcohol. Benzyl benzoate is one of the older preparations used to treat scabies. Scabies is a skin infection caused by the mite sarcoptes scabiei. Benzyl benzoate is lethal to this mite and so is useful in the treatment of scabies. It is also used to treat lice infestation of the head and body. Benzyl benzoate is not the treatment of choice for scabies due to its irritant properties. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
