ATC Group: N05CD05 Triazolam

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 N05CD05 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05C Hypnotics and sedatives
4 N05CD Benzodiazepine derivatives
5 N05CD05 Triazolam

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.

Code Route Amount Notes
ORAL Oral 0.25 mg
SL Sublingual 0.2 mg

Active ingredients in N05CD05

Active Ingredient

Triazolam is a short-acting benzodiazepine with anticonvulsant anxiolytic, sedative, muscle relaxant and amnesic properties. It is used as a hypnotic in the short-term management of insomnia.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 HALCION Tablet MPI, EU: SmPC Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE)

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