Physiochemical properties of medicinal compounds in the World Health Organisation's anatomical therapeutic chemical classification

Abstract

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system managed by the World Health Organisation is nowadays considered the most widely used drug classification system. The system encompasses a large number of medicinal products, and studies by Farrugia and Fenech (2014) have investigated the possibility of establishing predictive algorithms for chemical compounds, based on their physiochemical properties, that will anticipate the potential ATC classification of drug candidates. The objective of the study was to extend the studies performed to date by Fenech and Farrugia (2014) to all of the medicinal compounds found in the ATC Classification.