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QL03AX<br />

Other immunostimulants<br />

Immunostimulating agents used exclusively in veterinary medicine are classified in<br />

QI - Immunologicals.<br />

QL04<br />

IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS<br />

Immunosuppressive agents are defined as agents that completely or partly suppress<br />

one or more factors in the immunosystem.<br />

QL04A<br />

IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS<br />

Immunosuppressive agents should be classified in this group, with the exception of<br />

corticosteroids, which are classified in QH02.<br />

QL04AA<br />

QL04AB<br />

QL04AC<br />

QL04AD<br />

QL04AX<br />

Selective immunosuppressants<br />

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors<br />

Interleukin inhibitors<br />

Calcineurin inhibitors<br />

Other immunosuppressants<br />

Immunosuppressive agents which cannot be placed in the preceding groups should<br />

be classified in this group. Cyclosporin, which is used topically in<br />

keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is classified in QS01 - Ophthalmologicals.<br />

Methotrexate in oral formulations is classified here, other routes of administration,<br />

see QL01BA.<br />

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