ATC Group: D09AA02 Fusidic acid

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.

Position of D09AA02 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 D Dermatologicals
2 D09 Medicated dressings
3 D09A Medicated dressings
4 D09AA Medicated dressings with antiinfectives
5 D09AA02 Fusidic acid

Active ingredients in D09AA02

Active Ingredient

Fusidic acid belongs to a unique group of antibiotics, the fusidanes, which act to inhibit bacterial protein synthesis by blocking the lengthening of factor G. Fusidic acid is active against staphylococcus epidermidis and methicillin resistant staphylococci.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 FUCIDIN Oral Suspension MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

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