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 | S | Sensory organs | |
| 2 | S01 | Ophthalmologicals | |
| 3 | S01A | Antiinfectives | |
| 4 | S01AD | Antivirals | |
| 5 | S01AD09 | Ganciclovir |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Ganciclovir |
Ganciclovir, 9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine or DHPG, is a broadspectrum virustatic agent which inhibits the replication of viruses, including viruses of the herpes group, both in vivo and in vitro: herpes simplex types 1 and 2 (HSV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), herpes zoster (HZV). |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIRGAN Eye gel | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
