Pharmaceutical Codes

Pharmaceutical codes are used in medical classification to uniquely identify medication. Examples of coding systems include:

  • Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System (AT, or ATC/DDD) -- administered by World Health Organization
  • National Drug Codes (NDC) -- administered by Food and Drug Administration
  • SNOMED -- C axis
  • Drug Identification Number (DIN) -- administered by the Health Canada under the Food and Drugs Act
  • Hong Kong Drug Registration - administered by the Pharmaceutical Service of the Department of Health (Hong Kong)
Medical classification
Topographical codes TA · TH · TE · SNOMED T axis · MeSH A axis
Diagnostic codes

general: ICD-10 · ICD-9 · ICPC-2 · NANDA · Read codes · SNOMED D axis

specialized: ICD-O · ICSD · ICHD · ILDS · DSM-IV · BPA
Procedural codes HCPCS (CPT, Level 2) · ICD-10 PCS · ICD-9-CM Volume 3 · NIC · SNOMED P axis · OPS-301 · Read codes/OPCS-4 · CCAM · ICHI · LOINC
Pharmaceutical codes ATC · NDC · SNOMED C axis · DIN
Outcomes codes NOC

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