ATC Group: A10AD01 Insulin (human)

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 A10AD01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 A Alimentary tract and metabolism
2 A10 Drugs used in diabetes
3 A10A Insulins and analogues
4 A10AD Insulins and analogues for injection, intermediate-acting combined with fast-acting
5 A10AD01 Insulin (human)

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Code Route Amount Notes
PAREN Parenteral 40 [iU]

Active ingredients in A10AD01

Active Ingredient

The blood glucose lowering effect of insulin is due to the facilitated uptake of glucose following binding of insulin to receptors on muscle and fat cells and to the simultaneous inhibition of glucose output from the liver.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 ACTRAPHANE 30 Suspension for injection MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)
 HUMULIN I Suspension for injection in a vial MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

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