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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D08 | Antiseptics and disinfectants | |
3
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D08A | Antiseptics and disinfectants | |
4
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D08AC | Biguanides and amidines | |
5
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D08AC02 | Chlorhexidine |
| Active Ingredient |
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Chlorhexidine is an antimicrobial agent, active against a broad spectrum of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, yeasts, fungi, opportunistic anaerobes and aerobes. Chlorhexidine is mainly a “membrane-acting” agent that destroys the outer membrane of the bacteria. It is inactive on bacterial spores unless the temperatures are high. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACRIFLEX Cream | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | |
| HYDREX Cutaneous solution | MPI, EU: SmPC | Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.