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.
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| P03AC01 | Pyrethrum | |
| P03AC02 | Bioallethrin | |
| P03AC03 | Phenothrin | |
| P03AC04 | Permethrin | |
| P03AC51 | Pyrethrum, combinations | |
| P03AC52 | Bioallethrin, combinations | |
| P03AC53 | Phenothrin, combinations | |
| P03AC54 | Permethrin, combinations |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Bioallethrin |
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| Permethrin |
The principal physiological action in insects (lice) exposed to permethrin is induction of electrochemical abnormalities across the membranes of excitable cells, leading to sensory hyperexcitability, inco-ordination and prostration. It is assumed that the mode of action against arachnids (mites) is similar. |
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| Phenothrin |
Phenothrin, also called sumithrin and d-phenothrin,1 is a synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks. It has also been used to kill head lice in humans. d-Phenothrin is used as a component of aerosol insecticides for domestic use. Phenothrin is often used with methoprene, an insect growth regulator that interrupts the insect’s biological life cycle by killing the eggs. |
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| Pyrethrum |
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| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYCLEAR Cream | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
| LYCLEAR Creme rinse | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
