ATC Group: N05BE01 Buspirone

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 N05BE01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05B Anxiolytics
4 N05BE Azaspirodecanedione derivatives
5 N05BE01 Buspirone

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 30 mg

Active ingredients in N05BE01

Active Ingredient Description
Buspirone

Buspirone is an azaspirodecanedione. The exact mechanism of buspirone anxioselective action is not fully known. From animal studies it is known to interact with serotonin, noradrenaline (norepinephrine), acetylcholine and dopamine systems of the brain.

Medicines in this ATC group

Brazil (BR)

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

Germany (DE)

Israel (IL)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

South Africa (ZA)

Turkey (TR)

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