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 | V03AC | Iron chelating agents | |
| 5 | V03AC01 | Deferoxamine |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Deferoxamine |
Deferoxamine is a chelating agent for trivalent iron and aluminium ions. The resulting chelates are stable and non-toxic. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESFERAL Sterile, lyophilised powder | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | 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.
