ATC Group: V03AB17 Methylthioninium chloride

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 V03AB17 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 V Various
2 V03 All other therapeutic products
3 V03A All other therapeutic products
4 V03AB Antidotes
5 V03AB17 Methylthioninium chloride

Active ingredients in V03AB17

Active Ingredient

In vivo, in low concentration, methylthioninium chloride speeds up the conversion of methaemoglobin to haemoglobin. Methylthioninium chloride has been observed to stain tissues selectively.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 METHYLTHIONINIUM CHLORIDE PROVEBLUE Solution for injection MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicines classified under this ATC code globally

Estonia (EE)

New Zealand (NZ)

Turkey (TR)

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