ATC Group: S01AA28 Vancomycin

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 S01AA28 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 S Sensory organs
2 S01 Ophthalmologicals
3 S01A Antiinfectives
4 S01AA Antibiotics
5 S01AA28

Active ingredients in S01AA28

Active Ingredient Description
Vancomycin

Vancomycin is a tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic that inhibits the synthesis of the cell wall in sensitive bacteria by binding with high affinity to the D-alanyl-D-alanine terminus of cell wall precursor units.