ATC Group: S01AA01 Chloramphenicol

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 S01AA01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 S Sensory organs
2 S01 Ophthalmologicals
3 S01A Antiinfectives
4 S01AA Antibiotics
5 S01AA01 Chloramphenicol

Active ingredients in S01AA01

Active Ingredient

Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic which has activity against many types of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis. Chloramphenicol is widely distributed in body tissues and fluids and enters the cerebrospinal fluid.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 BROCHLOR Eye drops MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
 CHLOROMYCETIN Eye drops, solution MPI, EU: SmPC Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE)
 CLOROGEN Eye drops, solution MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

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