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 | B | Blood and blood forming organs | |
2 | B05 | Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions | |
3 | B05C | Irrigating solutions | |
4 | B05CX | Other irrigating solutions | |
5 | B05CX01 | Glucose |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Glucose |
Glucose is frequently used in both adults and children to restore blood glucose concentrations in the treatment of hypoglycaemia resulting from insulin excess or from other causes. The metabolism of glucose is an energy source for the body. |