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 | V | Various | |
| 2 | V03 | All other therapeutic products | |
| 3 | V03A | All other therapeutic products | |
| 4 | V03AB | Antidotes | |
| 5 | V03AB19 | Physostigmine |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Physostigmine |
Physostigmine is a reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase. As an inhibitor of acetyl-cholinesterase, physostigmine slows down the degradation of acetylcholine and acts like an indirect parasympathomimetic drug due to an increase of the acetylcholine concentration at the receptor. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTICHOLIUM Injection solution | 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.
