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 | |
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1 | R | Respiratory system | |
2 | R06 | Antihistamines for systemic use | |
3 | R06A | Antihistamines for systemic use | |
4 | R06AA | Aminoalkyl ethers | |
5 | R06AA10 |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Trimethobenzamide |
Trimethobenzamide is used for the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting and for nausea associated with gastroenteritis. The mechanism of action of trimethobenzamide as determined in animals is obscure, but may involve the chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ), an area in the medulla oblongata through which emetic impulses are conveyed to the vomiting center; direct impulses to the vomiting center apparently are not similarly inhibited. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.