ATC Group: S01AD09 Ganciclovir

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 S01AD09 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 S Sensory organs
2 S01 Ophthalmologicals
3 S01A Antiinfectives
4 S01AD Antivirals
5 S01AD09 Ganciclovir

Active ingredients in S01AD09

Active Ingredient Description
Ganciclovir

Ganciclovir, 9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine or DHPG, is a broadspectrum virustatic agent which inhibits the replication of viruses, including viruses of the herpes group, both in vivo and in vitro: herpes simplex types 1 and 2 (HSV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), herpes zoster (HZV).

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
VIRGAN Eye gel Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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