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 | |
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1 | S | Sensory organs | |
2 | S03 | Ophthalmological and otological preparations | |
3 | S03A | Antiinfectives | |
4 | S03AA | Antiinfectives | |
5 | S03AA08 | Chloramphenicol |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Chloramphenicol |
Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic which has activity against many types of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis. Chloramphenicol is widely distributed in body tissues and fluids and enters the cerebrospinal fluid. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.