ATC Group: D10AX01 Aluminium chloride

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 D10AX01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 D Dermatologicals
2 D10 Anti-acne preparations
3 D10A Anti-acne preparations for topical use
4 D10AX Other anti-acne preparations for topical use
5 D10AX01 Aluminium chloride

Active ingredients in D10AX01

Active Ingredient

Aluminium chloride hexahydrate acts locally, in the stratum comeum and in the terminal duct, to relieve hyperhidrosis. It is is acidic and is thought to act by diffusing into the sweat ducts where on neutralisation it forms gelatinous hydroxides which obstruct the flow of sweat.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 ANHYDROL FORTE Cutaneous solution MPI, EU: SmPC Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE)
 DICLOR Solution for topical application MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

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