ATC Group: C02DC Pyrimidine derivatives

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 C02DC in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 C Cardiovascular system
2 C02 Antihypertensives
3 C02D Arteriolar smooth muscle, agents acting on
4 C02DC Pyrimidine derivatives

Group C02DC contents

Code Title
C02DC01 Minoxidil

Active ingredients in C02DC

Active Ingredient Description
Minoxidil

Topical administration of minoxidil stimulates hair growth in men and women with androgenic alopecia. The mechanism of stimulating hair growth from minoxidil is not fully understood, but some actions of minoxidil include increasing hair diameter, stimulating new growth and prolonging the developmental phase, and stimulating hair follicle transition from resting phase (telogen) in the growth phase (regenerative).