ATC Group: P03AX05 Dimeticone

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 P03AX05 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents
2 P03 Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides, insecticides and repellents
3 P03A Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides
4 P03AX Other ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides
5 P03AX05 Dimeticone

Active ingredients in P03AX05

Active Ingredient

Dimeticone is used in many pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations. A 4% concentration has been found to affect the physico-physiological activity of lice.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 NYDA Topical solution MPI, CA: SPM Health Products and Food Branch (CA)

Medicines in this ATC group

Canada (CA)

Japan (JP)

Netherlands (NL)

South Africa (ZA)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.