ATC Group: J04AA Aminosalicylic acid and derivatives

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 J04AA in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 J Antiinfectives for systemic use
2 J04 Antimycobacterials
3 J04A Drugs for treatment of tuberculosis
4 J04AA Aminosalicylic acid and derivatives

Group J04AA contents

Code Title
J04AA01 Aminosalicylic acid
J04AA02 Sodium aminosalicylate
J04AA03 Calcium aminosalicylate

Active ingredients in J04AA

Active Ingredient Description
4-Aminosalicylic acid

Aminosalicylic acid is bacteriostatic against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It inhibits the onset of bacterial resistance to streptomycin and isoniazid.
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