WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical · A
ALIMENTARY TRACT AND METABOLISM
Pharmacological class containing 60 drugs per the WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical taxonomy.
Drugs in this class (60)
stannous fluoridestanozololbismuth subcitrate / metronidazole / tetracyclinestreptomycinsucralfatesulfaguanidineglibornurideglymidinealuminum hydroxide / magnesium carbonatetetracyclinedronabinolmetformin / saxagliptinthiaminetolazamidetolbutamidetriamcinolonemepenzolatetrientinetrimebutinebutylscopolamineoxyquinolinelinagliptinursodiolfidaxomicinvancomycinvitamin Avitamin Ezinc orotatearginine glutamateroxatidinerabeprazoleascorbic acidbecaplerminmagnesium pidolatesimvastatin / sitagliptinaspirinalfacalcidolatropinelinagliptin / metformintaliglucerase alfalorcaserinphentermine / topiramatelinaclotidemagnesium silicatecrospovidonecalcium silicatetriheptanoinbeclomethasonemosapridegeranylgeranylacetonecrofelemerteduglutidealogliptinalogliptin / metforminalogliptin / pioglitazoneglycerol phenylbutyratecanagliflozinmagnesium orotatetegaserodinsulin detemir
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What is the ALIMENTARY TRACT AND METABOLISM drug class?
ALIMENTARY TRACT AND METABOLISM is a pharmacological class in the WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical taxonomy, classification code A. It groups 60 drugs that share a similar mechanism of action, chemical structure, or therapeutic use.
Which drugs are part of the ALIMENTARY TRACT AND METABOLISM class?
Notable drugs in the ALIMENTARY TRACT AND METABOLISM class include stannous fluoride, stanozolol, bismuth subcitrate / metronidazole / tetracycline, streptomycin, sucralfate, and 55 more. The complete member list is shown above on this page; tap any drug name to see its full Indian-context information sheet.
What does WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical mean?
WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical is one of the standard taxonomies used by the NIH National Library of Medicine to organise drugs. Different taxonomies group drugs by different criteria - some by chemical structure, some by what they do in the body, some by therapeutic intent. Together these classifications make medical research, prescribing and education more consistent across the world.
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Source: NIH RxClass — National Library of Medicine, public domain. Class taxonomy: WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical. View on RxClass ↗