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 | J | Antiinfectives for systemic use | |
2 | J06 | Immune sera and immunoglobulins | |
3 | J06B | Immunoglobulins | |
4 | J06BB | Specific immunoglobulins | |
5 | J06BB19 |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Anthrax immunoglobulin |
Anthrax immuneglobulin is a human immune globulin that is used in combination with antibiotics to treat anthrax. Anthrax immunoglobulin binds to protective antigen (PA) to prevent PA mediated cellular entry of anthrax edema factor and lethal factor. |