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 | R | Respiratory system | |
| 2 | R03 | Drugs for obstructive airway diseases | |
| 3 | R03B | Other drugs for obstructive airway diseases, inhalants | |
| 4 | R03BA | Glucocorticoids | |
| 5 | R03BA04 | Betamethasone |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Betamethasone |
Betamethasone is a glucocorticoid which is about eight to ten times as active as prednisolone on a weight-for-weight basis. Betamethasone has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. |
