Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, the Glossary
The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is a drug classification system that classifies the active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.[1]
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- Drugs by target organ system
- Pharmacological classification systems
Active ingredient
An active ingredient is any ingredient that provides biologically active or other direct effect in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease or to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or animals.
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Amperozide
Amperozide is an atypical antipsychotic of the diphenylbutylpiperazine class which acts as an antagonist at the 5-HT2A receptor.
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Analgesic
An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic, antalgic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used for pain management.
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Antiparasitic
Antiparasitics are a class of medications which are indicated for the treatment of parasitic diseases, such as those caused by helminths, amoeba, ectoparasites, parasitic fungi, and protozoa, among others.
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Antiplatelet drug
An antiplatelet drug (antiaggregant), also known as a platelet agglutination inhibitor or platelet aggregation inhibitor, is a member of a class of pharmaceuticals that decrease platelet aggregation and inhibit thrombus formation.
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Antipyretic
An antipyretic (from anti- 'against' and 'feverish') is a substance that reduces fever.
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Aspirin
Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to reduce pain, fever, and/or inflammation, and as an antithrombotic.
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ATC code A
A. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code A are ATC codes.
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ATC code B
B. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code B are ATC codes.
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ATC code C
C. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code C are ATC codes.
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ATC code C03
C03. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code C03 are ATC codes.
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ATC code D
D. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code D are ATC codes.
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ATC code G
G. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code G are ATC codes.
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ATC code L
L. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code L are ATC codes.
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ATC code M
M. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code M are ATC codes.
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ATC code N
N. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code N are ATC codes.
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ATC code P
P. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code P are ATC codes.
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ATC code R
R. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code R are ATC codes.
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ATC code S
S. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code S are ATC codes.
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ATC code V
V. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and ATC code V are ATC codes.
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ATCvet code QJ51
J51.
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Blood
Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.
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Chemical property
A chemical property is any of a material's properties that becomes evident during, or after, a chemical reaction; that is, any quality that can be established only by changing a substance's chemical identity.
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Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard regimen.
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Circulatory system
The circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate.
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Classification of Pharmaco-Therapeutic Referrals
The Classification of Pharmaco-Therapeutic Referrals (CPR) is a taxonomy focused on defining and grouping together situations requiring a referral from pharmacists to physicians (and vice versa) regarding the pharmacotherapy used by the patients. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and Classification of Pharmaco-Therapeutic Referrals are pharmacological classification systems.
Dermatology
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.
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Diuretic
A diuretic is any substance that promotes diuresis, the increased production of urine.
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Drug
A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and drug are drugs.
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Drug class
A drug class is a group of medications and other compounds that have similar chemical structures, the same mechanism of action (i.e. binding to the same biological target), similar modes of action, and/or are used to treat the similar diseases. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and drug class are pharmacological classification systems.
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Drug development
Drug development is the process of bringing a new pharmaceutical drug to the market once a lead compound has been identified through the process of drug discovery.
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Efficacy
Efficacy is the ability to perform a task to a satisfactory or expected degree.
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European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association
European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association (EPHMRA) is a European pharmaceutical market research association established in 1961.
Formulary (pharmacy)
A formulary is a list of pharmaceutical drugs, often decided upon by a group of people, for various reasons such as insurance coverage or use at a medical facility. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and formulary (pharmacy) are pharmacological classification systems.
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Furosemide
Furosemide is a loop diuretic medication used to treat edema due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease.
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Gastrointestinal tract
The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
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Genitourinary system
The genitourinary system, or urogenital system, are the sex organs of the reproductive system and the organs of the urinary system.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
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Haematopoiesis
Haematopoiesis (from Greek αἷμα, 'blood' and ποιεῖν 'to make'; also hematopoiesis in American English; sometimes also h(a)emopoiesis) is the formation of blood cellular components.
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Herbal medicine
Herbal medicine (also called herbalism, phytomedicine or phytotherapy) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine.
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Hormone
A hormone (from the Greek participle ὁρμῶν, "setting in motion") is a class of signaling molecules in multicellular organisms that are sent to distant organs or tissues by complex biological processes to regulate physiology and behavior.
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Human musculoskeletal system
The human musculoskeletal system (also known as the human locomotor system, and previously the activity system) is an organ system that gives humans the ability to move using their muscular and skeletal systems.
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ICD-10
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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ICPC-2 PLUS
ICPC-2 PLUS is an extended terminology classified to ICPC-2 International Classification of Primary Care, which aids data entry, retrieval and analysis.
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Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy or biological therapy is the treatment of disease by activating or suppressing the immune system.
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Infection
An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce.
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Insect repellent
An insect repellent (also commonly called "bug spray") is a substance applied to the skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface.
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Insecticide
Insecticides are pesticides used to kill insects.
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International Classification of Primary Care
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) is a classification method for primary care encounters.
List of chemical classifications
Chemical classification systems attempt to classify elements or compounds according to certain chemical functional or structural properties.
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Medical classification
A medical classification is used to transform descriptions of medical diagnoses or procedures into standardized statistical code in a process known as clinical coding.
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Medicine
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.
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Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.
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Mouth
The mouth is the body orifice through which many animals ingest food and vocalize.
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Nervous system
In biology, the nervous system is the highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.
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Organ (biology)
In a multicellular organism, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function.
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Organ system
An organ system is a biological system consisting of a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions.
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Pharmaceutical care
Pharmaceutical care is a pharmacy practice model developed in the 1990s that describes patient-centered medication management services performed by pharmacists.
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Pharmaceutical code
Pharmaceutical codes are used in medical classification to uniquely identify medication. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and Pharmaceutical code are pharmacological classification systems.
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Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
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Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacotherapy, also known as pharmacological therapy or drug therapy, is defined as medical treatment that utilizes one or more pharmaceutical drugs to improve ongoing symptoms (symptomatic relief), treat the underlying condition, or act as a prevention for other diseases (prophylaxis).
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R (programming language)
R is a programming language for statistical computing and data visualization.
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Respiratory system
The respiratory system (also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange in animals and plants.
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RxNorm
RxNorm is US-specific terminology in medicine that contains all medications available on the US market. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and RxNorm are pharmacological classification systems.
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Sense
A sense is a biological system used by an organism for sensation, the process of gathering information about the surroundings through the detection of stimuli.
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Sex hormone
Sex hormones, also known as sex steroids, gonadocorticoids and gonadal steroids, are steroid hormones that interact with vertebrate steroid hormone receptors.
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Subscription business model
The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product or service.
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Sulfonamide (medicine)
Sulfonamide is a functional group (a part of a molecule) that is the basis of several groups of drugs, which are called sulphonamides, sulfa drugs or sulpha drugs.
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Therapy
A therapy or medical treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis.
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University of Sydney
The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public research university in Sydney, Australia.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC), located in Uppsala, Sweden, is the field name for the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and Uppsala Monitoring Centre are World Health Organization.
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Veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals.
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WHO Drug Dictionary
The WHODrug Dictionary is an international classification of medicines created by the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring and managed by the Uppsala Monitoring Centre. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System and WHO Drug Dictionary are pharmacological classification systems.
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
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See also
Drugs by target organ system
- Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
- Antisialagogue
- Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents
- Female fertility agents
- Otologicals
Pharmacological classification systems
- ATC codes
- Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
- Australian Approved Name
- Bencao Gangmu
- Biopharmaceutics Classification System
- Brazilian Nonproprietary Name
- British Approved Name
- COSTART
- Classification of Pharmaco-Therapeutic Referrals
- Dénomination Commune Française
- Denominazione Comune Italiana
- Drug class
- Drug identification number
- Drug nomenclature
- Formulary (pharmacy)
- Generally recognized as safe and effective
- Generic Product Identifier
- Guide to Pharmacology
- Japanese Accepted Name
- MedDRA
- National Pharmaceutical Product Index
- National drug code
- Pharmaceutical code
- Pregnancy category
- Prototype drug
- RxNorm
- Society of Pharmacovigilance, India
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- United States Adopted Name
- VigiBase
- WHO Drug Dictionary
- WHOART
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomical_Therapeutic_Chemical_Classification_System
Also known as ATC classification, ATC classification system, ATC code, ATC code Q, ATC codes, ATC/DDD, ATCvet, ATCvet code, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System for Human Medicines, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System for veterinary medicinal products, Anatomical Therapeutical Chemical, WHOCC.
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