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 | S | Sensory organs | |
2 | S01 | Ophthalmologicals | |
3 | S01A | Antiinfectives | |
4 | S01AA | Antibiotics | |
5 | S01AA17 | Erythromycin |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Erythromycin |
Erythromycin exerts its antimicrobial action by binding to the 50S ribosomal sub-unit of susceptible microorganisms and suppresses protein synthesis. Erythromycin is bacteriostatic and bactericidal depending on its concentration and the type of organism. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.