ATC Group: N05BA16 Nordazepam

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 N05BA16 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05B Anxiolytics
4 N05BA Benzodiazepine derivatives
5 N05BA16 Nordazepam

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 15 mg

Active ingredients in N05BA16

Active Ingredient Description
Desmethyldiazepam

Nordazepam is a 1,4-benzodiazepinone having phenyl and chloro substituents at positions 5 and 7 respectively. Nordazepam has anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, muscle relaxant and sedative properties but is used primarily in the treatment of anxiety.

Medicines in this ATC group

France (FR)

Singapore (SG)

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