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 | A | Alimentary tract and metabolism | |
| 2 | A07 | Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents | |
| 3 | A07X | Other antidiarrheals | |
| 4 | A07XA | Other antidiarrheals | |
| 5 | A07XA06 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Crofelemer |
Crofelemer is an inhibitor of both the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-stimulated cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride ion (Cl¯) channel, and the calcium-activated Cl¯ channels (CaCC) at the luminal membrane of enterocytes. |
