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 | |
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1 | G | Genito urinary system and sex hormones | |
2 | G03 | Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system | |
3 | G03C | Estrogens | |
4 | G03CC | Estrogens, combinations with other drugs | |
5 | G03CC06 | Estriol |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Estriol |
Estriol is a steroid, a weak estrogen, specifically an agonist of the estrogen receptors ERα and ERβ. It is one of three major endogenous estrogens, the others being estradiol and estrone. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.