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 | S02 | Otologicals | |
| 3 | S02A | Antiinfectives | |
| 4 | S02AA | Antiinfectives | |
| 5 | S02AA17 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Fosfomycin |
Fosfomycin exerts a bactericidal effect on proliferating pathogens by preventing the enzymatic synthesis of the bacterial cell wall. Fosfomycin inhibits the first stage of intracellular bacterial cell wall synthesis by blocking peptidoglycan synthesis. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
