Guidelines for ATC classification and DDD assignment - WHOCC

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D. Principles for reviewing and changing DDD .................................. 29
E. Description of other drug utilization metrics .................................. 30
IV. Use and misuse of the ATC/DDD system ............................................ 31
A. Drug utilization ............................................................................... 33
B. Improving drug use ......................................................................... 35
C. Drug Safety Assessment.................................................................. 35
D. "Double medication" and "pseudo-double medication".................. 36
E. Drug catalogues............................................................................... 36
F. Drug costs, pricing and reimbursement and cost-containment ....... 37
G. Pharmaceutical marketing purposes................................................ 37
V. Procedures and data requirements for ATC/DDD assignment and
alterations............................................................................................... 38
A. Requests for ATC classification...................................................... 38
1. Procedures and timing ............................................................... 38
2. Data requirements for submission ............................................. 40
B. Requests for changes to ATC classifications .................................. 41
1. Procedures and timing ............................................................... 41
2. Data requirements for submission ............................................. 42
C. Requests for DDD assignment ........................................................ 42
1. Procedures and timing ............................................................... 42
2. Data requirements for submission ............................................. 44
D. Requests for changes to DDDs........................................................ 44
1. Procedures and timing ............................................................... 44
2. Data requirements for submission ............................................. 45
VI. Description of ATC index with DDDs ................................................. 45
VII. Other ATC classification systems ........................................................ 46
A. ATCvet classification...................................................................... 46
B. ATC herbal classification................................................................ 46
VIII. ATC/DDD interpretative guidelines .................................................... 47