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
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N | Nervous system | |
2
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N02 | Analgesics | |
3
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N02A | Opioids | |
4
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N02AJ | Opioids in combination with non-opioid analgesics | |
5
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N02AJ13 |
| Active Ingredient |
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Tramadol is an opioid analgesic that acts on the central nervous system. Tramadol is a pure non selective agonists of the µ, δ, and κ opioid receptors with a higher affinity for the µ receptors. Tramadol has an antitussive effect. The precise mechanism of the analgesic properties of paracetamol is unknown and may involve central and peripheral effects. Tramadol/paracetamol is positioned as a step II analgesic in the WHO pain ladder and should be utilised accordingly by the physician. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CETVIO Film-coated tablet | MPI, Generic | Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA) | |
| MEDOTRAMOL Film-coated tablet | MPI, EU: SmPC | Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) | |
| ULTRACET Coated tablet | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | FDA, National Drug Code (US) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.