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 | S | Sensory organs | |
| 2 | S01 | Ophthalmologicals | |
| 3 | S01H | Local anesthetics | |
| 4 | S01HA | Local anesthetics | |
| 5 | S01HA04 | Proxymetacaine |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Proparacaine |
Proxymetacaine is a potent topical anaesthetic of the ester type. The main site of anaesthetic action is the nerve cell membrane where proxymetacaine interferes with the large transient increase in the membrane permeability to sodium ions that is normally produced by a slight depolarisation of the membrane. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALCAINE Eye drops, solution | Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (NZ) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
