Legal BackgroundīfArM, formerly DIMDI publishes the annually updated official version of the German ATC-Classification with defined daily doses according to § 73 Section 8 of the Fifth Book of the Social Security Statutes ( SGB V) since January 1st, 2004.Īccording to the legal regulation (§ 73 Section 8 of the Fifth Book of the Social Security Statutes ( SGB V)), the ATC-Classification with defined daily doses has to be adapted to the specifics of the maintenance situation in Germany. Defined daily doses ( DDD) are the assumed average daily maintenance dose for the main indication of each substance in adults. In the ATC-Classification substances are divided into different groups according to the organ or organ system which they affect and their chemical, pharmacological and therapeutic properties.Ī defined daily dose is assigned to each active substance.
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