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
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S | Sensory organs | |
2
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S01 | Ophthalmologicals | |
3
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S01B | Antiinflammatory agents | |
4
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S01BC | Antiinflammatory agents, non-steroids | |
5
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S01BC08 | Salicylic acid |
| Active Ingredient |
|---|
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Salicylic acid has bacteriostatic and fungicidal actions, but it is its keratolytic properties which are important for this medicinal product. When applied externally it produces slow and painless destruction of the epithelium. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.