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.
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N | Nervous system | |
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N05 | Psycholeptics | |
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N05A | Antipsychotics | |
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N05AG | Diphenylbutylpiperidine derivatives |
| Code | Title | |
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| N05AG01 | Fluspirilene | |
| N05AG02 | Pimozide | |
| N05AG03 | Penfluridol |
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Pimozide is an orally active neuroleptic drug which blocks central dopaminergic receptors. Pimozide antagonises many of the actions of amphetamine and apomorphine. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
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| ORAP Tablet | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) |