ATC Group: V03AB15 Naloxone

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 V03AB15 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 V Various
2 V03 All other therapeutic products
3 V03A All other therapeutic products
4 V03AB Antidotes
5 V03AB15 Naloxone

Active ingredients in V03AB15

Active Ingredient Description
Naloxone

Naloxone hydrochloride, a semisynthetic morphine derivative (N-allyl-nor-oxymorphone), is a specific opioid antagonist that acts competitively at opioid receptors. It reveals very high affinity for the opioid receptor sites and therefore displaces both opioid agonists and partial antagonists, such as pentazocine, for example, but also nalorphine.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
NARCAN NALOXONE HCI FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR
NYXOID Nasal spray Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
PRENOXAD Solution for injection/infusion Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
SUBOXONE Sublingual tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
VENTIZOLVE Nasal spray, solution Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC

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