ATC

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ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System) is a widely used international system for classifying drugs according to the organ or system they act on and their therapeutic, pharmacological, and chemical properties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
drug classification system
abbreviationFor Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
appliedTo over-the-counter drugs
prescription drugs
classificationCriterion anatomical site of action
chemical properties
pharmacological properties
therapeutic properties
codeLevelCount 5
codeStructure alphanumeric
dataFormat hierarchical classification
exampleCode N02BE01
exampleCodeMeaning paracetamol
fifthLevelRepresents chemical substance
firstLevelRepresents anatomical main group
fourthLevelRepresents chemical or therapeutic subgroup
fullName Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
geographicScope international
governingBody World Health Organization
hasComponent ATC code
DDD
Defined Daily Dose
languageOfOfficialLists English
maintainedBy WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology
World Health Organization
relatedConcept Defined Daily Dose
relatedSystem ATCvet
scope human medicines
veterinary medicines
secondLevelRepresents therapeutic main group
standardizedBy World Health Organization
supports comparison of drug use between countries
time-trend analysis of drug consumption
thirdLevelRepresents pharmacological subgroup
updatedBy WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology
updateFrequency annually
usedFor drug classification
drug utilization research
health statistics
pharmacoepidemiology
regulatory affairs
reimbursement systems
usedIn Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

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