ATC Group: C03CA04 Torasemide

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 C03CA04 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 C Cardiovascular system
2 C03 Diuretics
3 C03C High-ceiling diuretics
4 C03CA Sulfonamides, plain
5 C03CA04 Torasemide

Defined daily dose

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 15 mg
PAREN - Parenteral 15 mg

Active ingredients in C03CA04

Active Ingredient Description
Torasemide

Torasemide is a loop diuretic. Torasemide acts as a salidiuretic by inhibition of renal sodium and chloride reabsorption in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle. Torasemide leads to a gentle removal of edema and especially to an improvement of the working condition of the heart failure by reducing the preload and afterload. In patients with severe to endstage chronic renal failure there is a reduction of aterial blood pressure in addition to removal of edema and maintenance of residual diuresis.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
TOREM 10mg Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
TOREM 2.5mg Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
TOREM 5mg Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

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