ATC Group: N05CX Hypnotics and sedatives in combination, excl. barbiturates

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 N05CX in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05C Hypnotics and sedatives
4 N05CX Hypnotics and sedatives in combination, excl. barbiturates

Group N05CX contents

Code Title
N05CX01 Meprobamate, combinations
N05CX02 Methaqualone, combinations
N05CX03 Methylpentynol, combinations
N05CX04 Clomethiazole, combinations
N05CX05 Emepronium, combinations
N05CX06 Dipiperonylaminoethanol, combinations

Active ingredients in N05CX

Active Ingredient Description
Meprobamate

Meprobamate is a carbamate with hypnotic, sedative and some muscle relaxant properties. It is used for the short-term treatment of anxiety states, muscle tension and associated conditions where anxiety is present. In therapeutic doses its sedative effect rather than a direct action may be responsible for muscle relaxation.