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 | |
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1 | A | Alimentary tract and metabolism | |
2 | A02 | Drugs for acid related disorders | |
3 | A02A | Antacids | |
4 | A02AA | Magnesium compounds | |
5 | A02AA02 | Magnesium oxide |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Magnesium oxide |
Magnesium oxide (MgO), or magnesia, is an empirical formula of MgO and consists of a lattice of Mg2+ ions and O2− ions held together by ionic bonding. |