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 | A11 | Vitamins | |
3 | A11H | Other plain vitamin preparations | |
4 | A11HA | Other plain vitamin preparations | |
5 | A11HA04 | Riboflavin (vit B2) |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Riboflavin |
Riboflavine is phosphorylated to flavine mononucleotide and flavine adenine dinucleotide which act as co-enzymes in the respiratory chain and in oxidative phosphorylation. Riboflavine deficiency presents with ocular symptoms, as well as lesions on the lips and at angles of the mouth. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.