ATC Group: B03BA05 Mecobalamin

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 B03BA05 in the ATC hierarchy

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 B03BA05 Mecobalamin

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.

Route Amount
ORAL - Oral 1.5 mg
PAREN - Parenteral 0.2 mg

Active ingredients in B03BA05

Active Ingredient Description
Mecobalamin

Methylcobalamin is a cobalamin, a form of vitamin B12. Mecobalamin is a kind of endogenous coenzyme B12. Mecobalamin plays an important role in transmethylation as a coenzyme of methionine synthetase in the synthesis of methionine from homocysteine. Mecobalamin promotes axonal transport and axonal regeneration. Mecobalamin promotes myelination (phospholipid synthesis). Methylcobalamin is used in the treatment of peripheral neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, and as a preliminary treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
METHYCOBAL Solution for injection Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) MPI, EU: SmPC
METHYCOBAL Tablet Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

Brazil (BR)

Cyprus (CY)

Japan (JP)

Singapore (SG)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.