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 | D04AX | Other antipruritics | |
| 5 | D04AX01 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Doxepin |
Doxepin is not a central nervous system stimulant nor a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. The current hypothesis is that the clinical effects are due, at least in part, to influences on the adrenergic activity at the synapses so that deactivation of noradrenaline by reuptake into the nerve terminals is prevented. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
