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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D07 | Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations | |
3
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D07A | Corticosteroids, plain | |
4
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D07AB | Corticosteroids, moderately potent (group II) | |
5
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D07AB02 | Hydrocortisone butyrate |
| Active Ingredient |
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Hydrocortisone butyrate is the butyrate salt form of hydrocortisone, a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist with antiinflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive effects. Binding and activation of the glucocorticoid receptor results in the activation of lipocortin that in turn inhibits cytosolic phospholipase A2. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCOID Cream | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | |
| LOCOID Lotion, 0.1% | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | FDA, National Drug Code (US) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.