ATC Group: R03BA08 Ciclesonide

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 R03BA08 in the ATC hierarchy

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 R03BA08 Ciclesonide

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
RESPIR - Respiratory (Inhalation) (aerosol) 0.16 mg

Active ingredients in R03BA08

Active Ingredient Description
Ciclesonide

Ciclesonide exhibits low binding affinity to the glucocorticoid-receptor. Once orally inhaled, ciclesonide is enzymatically converted in the lungs to the principal metabolite (C21-des-methylpropionyl-ciclesonide) which has a pronounced anti-inflammatory activity and is thus considered as the active metabolite.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
ALVESCO 80 Pressurised inhalation, solution Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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