ATC code P03
Encyclopedia
P03AA Sulphur containing products
- P03AA01 DixanthogenDixanthogenDixanthogen is an ectoparasiticide....
- P03AA02 Potassium polysulfide
- P03AA03 MesulfenMesulfenMesulfen is an anti-acne preparation. It is a dimethyl derivative of thianthrene....
- P03AA04 DisulfiramDisulfiramDisulfiram is a drug discovered in the 1920s and used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to alcohol. Trade names for disulfiram in different countries are Antabuse and Antabus manufactured by Odyssey Pharmaceuticals...
- P03AA05 ThiramThiramThiram is an ectoparasiticide. It is used to prevent fungal diseases in seed and crops. It is also used as an animal repellent to protect fruit trees and ornamentals from damage by rabbits, rodents and deer. It is effective against Stem gall of coriander, damping off, smut of millet, neck rot of...
- P03AA54 Disulfiram, combinations
P03AB ChlorineChlorineChlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is the second lightest halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. The element forms diatomic molecules under standard conditions, called dichlorine...
containing products
- P03AB01 Clofenotane
- P03AB02 LindaneLindaneLindane, also known as gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane, , gammaxene, Gammallin and erroneously known as benzene hexachloride , is an organochlorine chemical variant of hexachlorocyclohexane that has been used both as an agricultural insecticide and as a pharmaceutical treatment for lice and...
- P03AB51 Clofenotane, combinations
P03AC Pyrethrines, including synthetic compounds
- P03AC01 PyrethrumPyrethrumPyrethrum refers to several Old World plants of the genus Chrysanthemum which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flower heads. Pyrethrum is also the name of a natural insecticide made from the dried flower heads of C. cinerariifolium and C...
- P03AC02 BioallethrinBioallethrinBioallethrin is an ectoparasiticide. It consists of two of the eight stereosiomers of allethrin I....
- P03AC03 PhenothrinPhenothrinPhenothrin, also called sumithrin, is a synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks. It has also been used to kill head lice in humans...
- P03AC04 PermethrinPermethrinPermethrin is a common synthetic chemical, widely used as an insecticide, acaricide, and insect repellent. It belongs to the family of synthetic chemicals called pyrethroids and functions as a neurotoxin, affecting neuron membranes by prolonging sodium channel activation. It is not known to...
- P03AC51 Pyrethrum, combinations
- P03AC52 Bioallethrin, combinations
- P03AC53 Phenothrin, combinations
- P03AC54 Permethrin, combinations
P03AX Other ectoparasiticides, including scabicides
- P03AX01 Benzyl benzoateBenzyl benzoateBenzyl benzoate is the ester of benzyl alcohol and benzoic acid, with the formula C6H5CH2O2CC6H5. This easily prepared compound has a variety of uses.-Synthesis:This colorless liquid is formally the condensation product of benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol...
- P03AX02 Copper oleinate
- P03AX03 MalathionMalathionMalathion is an organophosphate parasympathomimetic which binds irreversibly to cholinesterase. Malathion is an insecticide of relatively low human toxicity, however one recent study has shown that children with higher levels of organophosphate pesticide metabolites in their urine are more likely...
- P03AX04 QuassiaQuassiaQuassia is a flora genus in the family Simaroubaceae. Its size is disputed; some botanists treat it as consisting of only one species, Quassia amara from tropical South America, while others treat it in a wide circumscription as a pantropical genus containing up to 40 species of trees and shrubs....
P03BA Pyrethrines
- P03BA01 CyfluthrinCyfluthrinCyfluthrin is a synthetic pyrethroid derivative that is used as an insecticide in restricted use pesticide and common household pesticide. It is a complex organic compound, and the commercial product is sold as a mixture of isomers. Like most pyrethroids, it is highly toxic to fish, invertebrates,...
- P03BA02 CypermethrinCypermethrinCypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid used as an insecticide in large-scale commercial agricultural applications as well as in consumer products for domestic purposes. It behaves as a fast-acting neurotoxin in insects. It is easily degraded on soil and plants but can be effective for weeks when...
- P03BA03 Decamethrin
- P03BA04 TetramethrinTetramethrinTetramethrin is a potent synthetic insecticide in the pyrethroid family. It is a white crystalline solid with a melting point of 65-80 °C. The commercial product is a mixture of stereoisomers....
P03BX Other insecticides and repellents
- P03BX01 Diethyltoluamide
- P03BX02 Dimethylphthalate
- P03BX03 Dibutylphthalate
- P03BX04 Dibutylsuccinate
- P03BX05 Dimethylcarbate
- P03BX06 EtohexadiolEtohexadiolEtohexadiol is an ectoparasiticide....