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 | S01X | Other ophthalmologicals | |
| 4 | S01XA | Other ophthalmologicals | |
| 5 | S01XA21 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Mercaptamine |
Mercaptamine reduces corneal cystine crystal accumulation acting as a cystine-depleting agent by converting cystine to cysteine and cysteine-cysteamine mixed disulfides. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYSTADROPS Eye drops solution | European Medicines Agency (EU) | 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.
