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
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P | Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents | |
2
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P03 | Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides, insecticides and repellents | |
3
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P03A | Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides | |
4
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P03AC | Pyrethrines, incl. synthetic compounds | |
5
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P03AC04 | Permethrin |
| Active Ingredient |
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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. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYCLEAR Cream | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | |
| LYCLEAR Creme rinse | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.