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.
| Level | Code | Title | |
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1
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N | Nervous system | |
2
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N06 | Psychoanaleptics | |
3
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N06A | Antidepressants | |
4
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N06AX | Other antidepressants | |
5
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N06AX19 | Gepirone |
| Active Ingredient |
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The mechanism of the antidepressant effect of gepirone is not fully understood but is thought to be related to its modulation of serotonergic activity in the CNS through selective agonist activity at 5HT1A receptors. The pharmacological activity of gepirone is attributed to the parent drug and its major metabolites 3'-OH-gepirone and 1-PP. Gepirone and its 3'-OH metabolite bind to 5HT1A receptors (Ki = 38 nM and 58 nM, respectively), where they act as agonists, while the 1-PP metabolite binds to alpha2 receptors (Ki = 42 nM). |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXXUA Delayed release tablet | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | FDA, National Drug Code (US) |