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
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S | Sensory organs | |
2
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S01 | Ophthalmologicals | |
3
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S01A | Antiinfectives | |
4
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S01AX | Other antiinfectives | |
5
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S01AX15 | Propamidine |
| Active Ingredient |
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Propamidine is a member of the aromatic diamidine group of compounds which possess bacteriostatic properties against a wide range of organisms. These diamidines exert antibacterial action against pyrogenic cocci, antibiotic resistant staphylococci and some Gram-negative bacilli, the activity of the diamidines being retained in the presence of organic matter such as tissue fluids, pus and serum. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROLENE Eye drops | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.