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 | B05 | Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions | |
| 3 | B05X | I.V. solution additives | |
| 4 | B05XX | Other i.v. solution additives | |
| 5 | B05XX02 | Trometamol |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Trometamol |
Trometamol acts as a proton acceptor and prevents or corrects acidosis by actively binding hydrogen ions (H+). Tromethamine also acts as an osmotic diuretic, increasing urine flow, urinary pH, and excretion of fixed acids, carbon dioxide and electrolytes. It is used for the prevention and correction of metabolic acidosis. |
