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 | D | Dermatologicals | |
| 2 | D01 | Antifungals for dermatological use | |
| 3 | D01A | Antifungals for topical use | |
| 4 | D01AE | Other antifungals for topical use | |
| 5 | D01AE21 | Flucytosine |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Flucytosine |
Flucytosine is a fluorinated pyrimidine derivative. It is an antimycotic agent exerting fungistatic and fungicidal activity by interfering with protein and DNA synthesis. Fluorodeoxyuridine interferes with the enzyme thymidylate synthase. Inhibition of thymidylate synthase subsequently causes disruption of DNA synthesis. |
