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 | C | Cardiovascular system | |
| 2 | C03 | Diuretics | |
| 3 | C03B | Low-ceiling diuretics, excl. thiazides | |
| 4 | C03BA | Sulfonamides, plain | |
| 5 | C03BA10 | Xipamide |
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 | 20 mg |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Xipamide |
Xipamide is an anti-hypertensive diuretic which can be characterised pharmacologically neither as a thiazide nor as a specific loop diuretic. Although structurally similar to chlorthalidone, it has a markedly different pharmacological profile with its main diuretic effect exerted at the distal section of the nephron. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIUREXAN Tablet | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
