ATC Group: N03AA03 Primidone

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 N03AA03 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N03 Antiepileptics
3 N03A Antiepileptics
4 N03AA Barbiturates and derivatives
5 N03AA03 Primidone

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
ORAL - Oral 1.25 g

Active ingredients in N03AA03

Active Ingredient Description
Primidone

Primidone is an anticonvulsant. Although the precise mode of action of primidone is unknown, in common with other anticonvulsants, effects on the neuronal membrane particularly with respect to alteration of ionic fluxes are likely to play a fundamental role.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
MYSOLINE Tablet FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/Old

Medicines in this ATC group

United States (US)

Australia (AU)

Austria (AT)

Estonia (EE)

France (FR)

Germany (DE)

Ireland (IE)

Israel (IL)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

Mexico (MX)

Netherlands (NL)

Poland (PL)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

Turkey (TR)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.