ATC Group: N05CD09 Brotizolam

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 N05CD09 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05C Hypnotics and sedatives
4 N05CD Benzodiazepine derivatives
5 N05CD09 Brotizolam

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 0.25 mg

Active ingredients in N05CD09

Active Ingredient Description
Brotizolam

Brotizolam is a sleep inducing agent. Chemically, it is a triazolo-thienodiazepine. It shortens the time needed to fall asleep, reduces the frequency of awakenings, and prolongs total sleep time.

Medicines in this ATC group

Austria (AT)

Germany (DE)

Israel (IL)

Japan (JP)

Netherlands (NL)

Spain (ES)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.