ATC Group: C05BB Sclerosing agents for local injection

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 C05BB in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 C Cardiovascular system
2 C05 Vasoprotectives
3 C05B Antivaricose therapy
4 C05BB Sclerosing agents for local injection

Group C05BB contents

Code Title
C05BB01 Monoethanolamine oleate
C05BB02 Polidocanol
C05BB03 Invert sugar
C05BB04 Sodium tetradecyl sulfate
C05BB05 Phenol
C05BB56 Glucose, combinations

Active ingredients in C05BB

Active Ingredient Description
Monoethanolamine oleate

Monoethanolamine oleate is a mild sclerosing agent indicated for the treatment of patients with esophageal varices that have recently bled, to prevent rebleeding. When injected intravenously, monoethanolamine oleate acts primarily by irritation of the intimal endothelium of the vein and produces a sterile dose-related inflammatory response. This results in fibrosis and possible occlusion of the vein.

Phenol
Polidocanol

Polidocanol has a concentration-dependent and volume-dependent damaging effect on the endothelium of blood vessels.

Sodium tetradecyl sulfate

Sodium tetradecyl sulfate is a sclerosing agent. Intravenous injection causes intima inflammation and thrombus formation. This usually occludes the injected vein. Subsequent formation of fibrous tissue results in partial or complete vein obliteration that may or may not be permanent.

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