ATC Group: N05BB Diphenylmethane derivatives

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 N05BB in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05B Anxiolytics
4 N05BB Diphenylmethane derivatives

Group N05BB contents

Code Title
N05BB01 Hydroxyzine
N05BB02 Captodiame
N05BB51 Hydroxyzine, combinations

Active ingredients in N05BB

Active Ingredient Description
Captodiame
Hydroxyzine

Hydroxyzine is a first generation antihistamine, a piperazine derivative, with antimuscarinic and sedative properties.

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