ATC Group: S01AX24 Polihexanide

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 S01AX24 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 S Sensory organs
2 S01 Ophthalmologicals
3 S01A Antiinfectives
4 S01AX Other antiinfectives
5 S01AX24

Active ingredients in S01AX24

Active Ingredient

Polihexanide acts on both the active trophozoite and dormant cystal forms of Acanthamoeba. Polihexanide is a polycationic polymer composed of hexamethylene biguanide units and has a dual-targeted mechanism of action that involves disruption of Acanthamoeba cell membranes and DNA binding.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 AKANTIOR Eye drops MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicines classified under this ATC code globally

Austria (AT)

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

Lithuania (LT)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.