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 | B | Blood and blood forming organs | |
| 2 | B03 | Antianemic preparations | |
| 3 | B03B | Vitamin B12 and folic acid | |
| 4 | B03BA | Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin and analogues) | |
| 5 | B03BA01 | Cyanocobalamin |
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.
| Route | Amount |
|---|---|
| NASAL - Nasal | 0.07 mg |
| ORAL - Oral | 1 mg |
| PAREN - Parenteral | 0.02 mg |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B12 |
Hydroxocobalamin is used in the treatment and prevention of Vitamin B12 deficiency. For adults, the daily requirement of Vitamin B12 is probably about 1 to 2 micrograms and this amount is present in most normal diets. However, Vitamin B12 only occurs in animal products, not in vegetables, and therefore strict vegetarian or vegan diets that exclude dairy products may provide an inadequate amount, although a deficiency may not be apparent for many years. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
