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
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D | Dermatologicals | |
2
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D04 | Antipruritics, incl. antihistamines, anesthetics, etc. | |
3
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D04A | Antipruritics, incl. antihistamines, anesthetics, etc. | |
4
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D04AB | Anesthetics for topical use | |
5
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D04AB04 | Benzocaine |
| Active Ingredient |
|---|
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Benzocaine is a local anaesthetic of the ester type, acting to produce reversible loss of sensation by preventing or diminishing the generation and transmission of sensory nerve impulses near the site of application. Depolarisation of the neuronal membrane and ion exchange are reversibly inhibited. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANACANE Creme | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.