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 | R | Respiratory system | |
| 2 | R03 | Drugs for obstructive airway diseases | |
| 3 | R03B | Other drugs for obstructive airway diseases, inhalants | |
| 4 | R03BA | Glucocorticoids | |
| 5 | R03BA06 | Triamcinolone |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Triamcinolone |
Triamcinolone acetonide is a more potent derivative of triamcinolone and is approximately 8 times more potent than prednisone. Although the precise mechanism of corticosteroid anti-allergic action is unknown, corticosteroids are very effective in the treatment of allergic diseases in man. Also, local injections are thought to have an anti-inflammatory effect. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
