ATC Group: N06DA04 Galantamine

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 N06DA04 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N06 Psychoanaleptics
3 N06D Anti-dementia drugs
4 N06DA Anticholinesterases
5 N06DA04 Galantamine

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 16 mg

Active ingredients in N06DA04

Active Ingredient Description
Galantamine

Galantamine, a tertiary alkaloid is a selective, competitive and reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase. In addition, galantamine enhances the intrinsic action of acetylcholine on nicotinic receptors, probably through binding to an allosteric site of the receptor. As a consequence, an increased activity in the cholinergic system associated with improved cognitive function can be achieved in patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
CONSION XL Prolonged-release capsule, hard Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
GALSYA Prolonged-release capsule, hard Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC

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