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 | P03AX06 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Benzyl alcohol |
Benzyl alcohol inhibits lice from closing their respiratory spiracles, allowing the vehicle to obstruct the spiracles and causing the lice to asphyxiate. |
