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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Nervous system | |
| 2 | N03 | Antiepileptics | |
| 3 | N03A | Antiepileptics | |
| 4 | N03AC | Oxazolidine derivatives |
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| N03AC01 | Paramethadione | |
| N03AC02 | Trimethadione | |
| N03AC03 | Ethadione |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Trimethadione |
Trimethadione is an antiepileptic agent. Trimethadione has been shown to prevent pentylenetetrazol-induced and thujone-induced seizures in experimental animals; the drug has a less marked effect on seizures induced by picrotoxin, procaine, cocaine, or strychnine. Unlike the hydantoins and antiepileptic barbiturates, trimethadione does not modify the maximal seizure pattern in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy. |
