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 | |
| 5 | P02CB02 | Diethylcarbamazine |
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 | 0.4 g |
| 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. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
