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 | G | Genito urinary system and sex hormones | |
| 2 | G01 | Gynecological antiinfectives and antiseptics | |
| 3 | G01A | ANTIINFECTIVES AND ANTISEPTICS, EXCL. COMBINATIONS WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS | |
| 4 | G01AX | Other antiinfectives and antiseptics | |
| 5 | G01AX17 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Dapivirine |
Dapivirine is an NNRTI with potent antiviral activity against HIV-1. It prevents viral replication by binding directly to HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) and blocking its activity. Dapivirine binding is non-competitive against both the RNA template and the nucleotide substrate. |
