ATC Group: N07XX02 Riluzole

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 N07XX02 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N07 Other nervous system drugs
3 N07X Other nervous system drugs
4 N07XX Other nervous system drugs
5 N07XX02 Riluzole

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 0.1 g

Active ingredients in N07XX02

Active Ingredient Description
Riluzole

Riluzole is proposed to act by inhibiting glutamate processes. The mode of action is unclear. It is suggested that glutamate (the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system) plays a role for cell death in the ALS disease.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
RILUTEK Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

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