ATC Group: C05C Capillary stabilizing agents

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 C05C in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 C Cardiovascular system
2 C05 Vasoprotectives
3 C05C Capillary stabilizing agents

Group C05C contents

Code Title
C05CA Bioflavonoids
C05CX Other capillary stabilizing agents

Active ingredients in C05C

Active Ingredient Description
Diosmin

Diosmin (diosmetin 7-O-rutinoside), a flavone derivative also known as venosmine, is a glycoside of diosmetin, which in turn is the 4'-methoxy derivative of luteolin. Diosmin prolongs the vasoconstrictor effect of norepinephrine on the vein wall, increasing venous tone, and therefore reducing venous capacitance, distensibility, and venous stasis. This increases the venous return and reduces venous hyperpressure present in patients suffering from CVI.

Escin
Flavonoids
Hidrosmin
Kaempferol
Naftazone
Rutoside
Tribenoside
Troxerutin

The pharmacodynamic effects of oxerutins have been demonstrated in different in vitro and in vivo studies. At the cellular level the capability of oxerutins to protect the vascular wall from the oxidative attack of activated blood cells and its affinity to the endothelium of capillaries and venoles could be shown.

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