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 | V03AE | Drugs for treatment of hyperkalemia and hyperphosphatemia | |
| 5 | V03AE08 |
The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.
| Route | Amount |
|---|---|
| ORAL - Oral | 6 g |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Ferric citrate |
Ferric citrate is a phosphate binder and iron replacement product. It is used for the control of serum phosphorus levels and the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis. |
