ATC/DDD

ATC/DDD index D05B

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- ATC/DDD
Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system
- D
DERMATOLOGICALS
- D05
ANTIPSORIATICS

D05B

ANTIPSORIATICS FOR SYSTEMIC USE

ATC/DDD code D05B for ANTIPSORIATICS FOR SYSTEMIC USE

This group comprises drugs for systemic use against psoriasis.

Antineoplastic agents, sometimes used in severe psoriasis, are classified in group L - Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents.

D05BA
Psoralens for systemic use
D05BB
Retinoids for treatment of psoriasis
D05BX
Other antipsoriatics for systemic use
ICD-10
ATC
ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision
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).

It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.

ATC

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is used for the classification of active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

It is controlled by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (WHOCC).

DDD

The defined daily dose (DDD) is a statistical measure of drug consumption, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is used to standardize the comparison of drug usage between different drugs or between different health care environments.

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