ATC code J04
Encyclopedia
J04AA Aminosalicylic acidAminosalicylic acid4-aminosalicylic acid, commonly known as PAS, is an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis. This organic compound has been use since the 1940s for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases , where it has shown greater potency in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It is thought to act via...
and derivatives
- J04AA01 Aminosalicylic acidAminosalicylic acid4-aminosalicylic acid, commonly known as PAS, is an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis. This organic compound has been use since the 1940s for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases , where it has shown greater potency in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It is thought to act via...
- J04AA02 Sodium aminosalicylate
- J04AA03 Calcium aminosalicylate
J04AB Antibiotics
- J04AB01 CycloserineCycloserineCycloserine is an antibiotic effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. For the treatment of tuberculosis, it is classified as a second line drug, i.e...
- J04AB02 RifampicinRifampicinRifampicin or rifampin is a bactericidal antibiotic drug of the rifamycin group. It is a semisynthetic compound derived from Amycolatopsis rifamycinica ...
- J04AB03 RifamycinRifamycinThe rifamycins are a group of antibiotics that are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium Amycolatopsis mediterranei or artificially. They are a subclass of the larger family Ansamycin...
- J04AB04 RifabutinRifabutinRifabutin is a bactericidal antibiotic drug primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis. The drug is a semi-synthetic derivative of rifamycin S. Its effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria. It is effective against Gram-positive and some Gram-negative...
- J04AB05 Rifapentin
- J04AB30 CapreomycinCapreomycinCapreomycin is a peptide antibiotic, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, which is given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis...
J04AD Thiocarbamide derivatives
- J04AD01 ProtionamideProtionamideProtionamide is a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis.It has also been tested for use in the treatment of leprosy....
- J04AD02 TiocarlideTiocarlideThiocarlide is a thiourea drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis, inhibiting oleic acid and tuberculostearic acid....
- J04AD03 EthionamideEthionamideEthionamide is an antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis.It is a prodrug.It has been proposed for use in combination with gatifloxacin.The action may be through disruption of mycolic acid.-Synthesis:...
J04AK Other drugs for treatment of tuberculosis
- J04AK01 PyrazinamidePyrazinamidePyrazinamide is a drug used to treat tuberculosis. The drug is largely bacteriostatic, but can be bacteriocidal on actively replicating tuberculosis bacteria.-Abbreviations:...
- J04AK02 EthambutolEthambutolEthambutol is a bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug prescribed to treat tuberculosis. It is usually given in combination with other tuberculosis drugs, such as isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide....
- J04AK03 TerizidoneTerizidoneTerizidone is a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis....
- J04AK04 MorinamideMorinamideMorinamide is a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis....
J04AM Combinations of drugs for treatment of tuberculosis
- J04AM01 StreptomycinStreptomycinStreptomycin is an antibiotic drug, the first of a class of drugs called aminoglycosides to be discovered, and was the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis. It is derived from the actinobacterium Streptomyces griseus. Streptomycin is a bactericidal antibiotic. Streptomycin cannot be given...
and isoniazid - J04AM02 Rifampicin and isoniazid
- J04AM03 Ethambutol and isoniazid
- J04AM04 ThioacetazoneThioacetazoneThioacetazone is also called thiocetazone, thiacetazone, thiosemicarbazone, benzothiozane or amithiozone; abbreviated T....
and isoniazid - J04AM05 Rifampicin, pyrazinamide and isoniazid
- J04AM06 Rifampicin, pyrazinamide, ethambutolEthambutolEthambutol is a bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug prescribed to treat tuberculosis. It is usually given in combination with other tuberculosis drugs, such as isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide....
and isoniazid
J04BA Drugs for treatment of lepra
- J04BA01 ClofazimineClofazimineClofazimine is a fat-soluble riminophenazine dye used in combination with rifampicin and dapsone as multidrug therapy for the treatment of leprosy. It has been used investigationally in combination with other antimycobacterial drugs to treat Mycobacterium avium infections in AIDS patients and...
- J04BA02 DapsoneDapsoneDapsone is a medication most commonly used in combination with rifampicin and clofazimine as multidrug therapy for the treatment of Mycobacterium leprae infections . It is also second-line treatment for prophylaxis against Pneumocystis pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis jiroveci Dapsone...
- J04BA03 Aldesulfone sodiumAldesulfone sodiumAldesulfone sodium is an antibiotic used in the treatment of leprosy.Sulfoxone sodium was introduced in Japan in 1948....