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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents | |
| 2 | P02 | Anthelmintics | |
| 3 | P02C | Antinematodal agents | |
| 4 | P02CB | Piperazine and derivatives |
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| P02CB01 | Piperazine | |
| P02CB02 | Diethylcarbamazine |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Diethylcarbamazine |
Diethylcarbamazine citrate is a synthetic piperazine derivative with an antihelmintic action. MDA of diethylcarbamazine citrate has potential to interrupt the parasitic life cycle by destruction of microfilariae which are essential for host to vector transmission of the parasite. |
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| Piperazine |
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