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 | D04 | Antipruritics, incl. antihistamines, anesthetics, etc. | |
| 3 | D04A | Antipruritics, incl. antihistamines, anesthetics, etc. | |
| 4 | D04AB | Anesthetics for topical use | |
| 5 | D04AB02 | Cinchocaine |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Cinchocaine |
Cinchocaine is a local anaesthetic agent and is suitable for surface or spinal anaesthesia and for relaxing sphincteric spasms. It is an anaesthetic of the amide type. It is more toxic than cocaine by local application but its local anaesthetic action is greater so it can be used in lower concentrations. Its action is more prolonged than lignocaine. |
