ATC Group: C01DA Organic nitrates

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 C01DA in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 C Cardiovascular system
2 C01 Cardiac therapy
3 C01D Vasodilators used in cardiac diseases
4 C01DA Organic nitrates

Group C01DA contents

Code Title
C01DA02 Glyceryl trinitrate
C01DA04 Methylpropylpropanediol dinitrate
C01DA05 Pentaerithrityl tetranitrate
C01DA07 Propatylnitrate
C01DA08 Isosorbide dinitrate
C01DA09 Trolnitrate
C01DA13 Eritrityl tetranitrate
C01DA14 Isosorbide mononitrate
C01DA20 Organic nitrates in combination
C01DA38 Tenitramine
C01DA52 Glyceryl trinitrate, combinations
C01DA54 Methylpropylpropanediol dinitrate, combinations
C01DA55 Pentaerithrityl tetranitrate, combinations
C01DA57 Propatylnitrate, combinations
C01DA58 Isosorbide dinitrate, combinations
C01DA59 Trolnitrate, combinations
C01DA63 Eritrityl tetranitrate, combinations
C01DA70 Organic nitrates in combination with psycholeptics

Active ingredients in C01DA

Active Ingredient

Glyceryl trinitrate is a vasodilator and is used for angina of effort. Vasodilation is achieved by the releasing of free redical nitric oxide which activates guanylate cyclase and increases synthesis of guanosine 3′ and 5′-monophosphate with resultant effects on the phosphorylation of proteins in smooth muscle. If taken in excess, its vasodilatory effect can cause headache.

Isosorbide dinitrate is an organic nitrate, which in common with other cardioactive nitrates, is a vasodilator.

Isosorbide mononitrate is an organic nitrate, which, in common with other cardioactive nitrates, is a vasodilator. It produces decreased left and right ventricular end-diastolic pressures to a greater extent than the decrease in systemic arterial pressure, thereby reducing afterload and especially the preload of the heart.

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