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  Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System is used for the classification of drugs.
The ATC/DDD system is the ATC system with the addition of a measure of the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults (Defined Daily Doses).
The ATC classification system was based on the Anatomical Classification (AC-system) developed by the European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association (EPhMRA) and the Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence and Research Group (PBIRG).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ATC_code   (321 words)

  
 ATC classification   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The ATC classification system has been modified and extended by the addition of a therapeutic/pharmacological/chemical subgroup as the fourth level and a chemical substance subgroup as the fifth level.
The principles of classification are further described in the guidelines to ATC classification (1).
CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE In the ATC classification system, the drugs are divided into different groups according to the organ or system on which they act and their chemical, pharmacological and therapeutic properties.Drugs are classified into five different levels.
www.ottosen.com /dictionaries/atc.html   (4460 words)

  
 WHO | The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System with Defined Daily Doses (ATC/DDD)
In the ATC classification system, the drugs are divided into different groups according to the organ or system on which they act and their chemical, pharmacological and therapeutic properties.
Guidelines for ATC classification and DDD assignment 2003.
The ATC/DDD system and the AT classification have the same origin, but are developed for different purposes.
www.who.int /classifications/atcddd/en   (310 words)

  
 Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System
ATC classifications are available online, and are updated and published once a year by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (http://www.whocc.no/atcddd/).
The ATC system and its associated Defined Daily Dose as a measuring unit are recommended by the WHO for drug utilization studies.
The ATC system is now becoming more commonly used in Canada, and is currently managed by Health Canada (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpfb-dgpsa/tpd-dpt/index_drugs_dpd_e.html).
www.umanitoba.ca /centres/mchp/concept/dict/drug/Atc-ext.html   (381 words)

  
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History of the WHO ATC system In 1969, the Drug Utilisation Research Group (DURG) was formed from a group of expert WHO advisers due to a perceived need for an internationally accepted classification system that could be used in drug consumption studies.
Structure of ATC The classification categorises substances at five different levels according to the organ or system on which they act and their chemical, pharmacological and therapeutic properties.
In Finland, the ATC system was introduced in 1998 to be used in hospitals.
www.aihw.gov.au /international/who_hoc/hoc_02_papers/brisbane49.doc   (2264 words)

  
 EGA - Generics Glossary
A medicine where the active substance is a biological substance as opposed to a chemical substance.
An ester is a chemical substance derived from an acid and an alcohol.
A salt is a chemical substance derived from the reaction between an acid and a base.
www.egagenerics.com /glossary.htm   (2061 words)

  
 ATC code S - TheBestLinks.com - Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, Sensory organ, ATC code S01, ATC ...
ATC code S - TheBestLinks.com - Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, Sensory organ, ATC code S01, ATC code S02,...
ATC code S, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, Sensory...
A section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System.
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 ATC Code   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the ATC system, drugs are divided into fourteen main groups (1st level), with one pharmacological/theraputic subgroup (2nd level).
The 3rd and 4th levels are chemical/pharmacological/theraputic subgroups and the 5th level is the chemical substance
The ATC classification system was originally based on the main principles of the Anatomical Classification (AC-system) developed by the European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association (EPhMRA) and the Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence and Research Group (PBIRG).
www.thieme-chemistry.com /thieme-chemistry/ps/help/557.htm   (96 words)

  
 Pharmacology - Wikimd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Probably the most familiar are pills, in tablet and capsule form.
There are various classification systems for medicinal products including the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System.
1.7 For the reproductive system or urinary system
www.wikimd.org /index.php?title=Pharmacology   (412 words)

  
 Glossary Key Drug Pipeline Databases on Dialog Online Courses
Anatomical Therapeutic Class Codes (ATC Code) The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system (ATC) divides drugs into groups according to the organ or system they act on and their chemical, pharmacological, and therapeutic properties.
European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association (EPhMRA): the association that developed the anatomical therapeutic classification scheme used by Pharmaprojects and IMSWorld databases.
Therapeutic Class Code: identifies general medical applications under investigation or broadly defined conditions targeted for treatment.
training.dialog.com /onlinecourses/glossary/glossary_dp.html   (380 words)

  
 Classification of concomitant medication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Does anybody know of a drug classification system, based on pharmacokinetic considerations (e.g.
mechanism of elimination, isoenzymes involved) rather than the usual ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System) codes, which might not be the most relevant one when screening for drug-drug interactions in a population PK analysis?
We have created a list and are now testing its usefulness in population evaluations and will be writing it up in a publication shortly.
www.cognigencorp.com /nonmem/nm/99nov241999.html   (84 words)

  
 ATC code V - TheBestLinks.com - Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, ATC code V01, ATC code V03, ATC ...
ATC code V - TheBestLinks.com - Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, ATC code V01, ATC code V03, ATC code V04,...
ATC code V, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, ATC code V01...
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 Materials and methods
Drug use among the home-dwelling elderly: Trends, polypharmacy, and sedation
Data collection and the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system
This study is part of a larger epidemiological study of subjects aged 64 years or over in the community of Lieto, Finland.
herkules.oulu.fi /isbn9514271025/html/c706.html   (692 words)

  
 N-acetylcysteine reduces the risk of re-hospitalisation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- ...
Using the PHARmacoMOrbidity linkage (PHARMO) system the authors
PHARMO system have been used for >40 studies published in
a drug with a respiratory indication (anatomical therapeutic
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 Lamivudine - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Lamivudine treatment has been shown to restore zidovudine sensitivity of previously resistant HIV.
Several mutagenicity tests show that lamivudine should not show mutagenic activity in therapeutical doses.
Lamivudine has been used for treatment of chronic hepatitis B at a lower dose that use in HIV.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/3TC   (201 words)

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