PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

This subclass covers pharmaceutical formulations, medicinal preparations, and active ingredients intended for human medical and dental treatment, as well as cosmetic and hygiene products. It encompasses drugs in various forms (tablets, injections, creams, solutions), excipients, delivery systems, and the composition of these preparations. The classification includes cosmetics, toothpastes, and toiletry articles designed for personal care or prophylactic purposes. This subclass is complementary to A61C (dentistry) for dental devices and A61Q (specific hygiene preparations) for categorized cosmetic products, though formulation chemistry remains within A61K.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES

CPC: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES

CPC:

PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)

Of 31 combined children, 16 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions, 9 exist only in IPC.

Note: 6 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

6 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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A61K 101/00 Radioactive non-metals since 1995 −1 IPC IPC only IPC only
A61K 103/00 Radioactive metals since 1995 −4 IPC IPC only IPC only
A61K 125/00 Containing or obtained from roots, bulbs, tubers, corms or rhizomes since 2006 IPC only IPC only
A61K 127/00 Containing or obtained from leaves since 2006 IPC only IPC only
A61K 129/00 Containing or obtained from bark since 2006 IPC only IPC only
A61K 131/00 Containing or obtained from seeds, nuts, fruits or grains since 2006 IPC only IPC only
A61K 133/00 Containing or obtained from flowers or blossoms since 2006 IPC only IPC only
A61K 135/00 Containing or obtained from stems, stalks, branches, twigs or shoots since 2006 IPC only IPC only
A61K 2121/00 Preparations for use in therapy 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A61K 2123/00 Preparations for testing in vivo 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A61K 2236/00 Isolation or extraction methods of medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicine 2nd only +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61K 2239/00 Indexing codes associated with cellular immunotherapy of group A61K40/00 2nd only +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A61K 2800/00 Properties of cosmetic compositions or active ingredients thereof or formulation aids used therein and process related aspects 2nd only +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61K 31/00 Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients since 1974 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61K 33/00 Medicinal preparations containing inorganic active ingredients since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61K 35/00 Medicinal preparations containing materials or reaction products thereof with undetermined constitution since 1974 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61K 36/00 Medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicines since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61K 38/00 Medicinal preparations containing peptides (peptides containing beta-lactam rings A61K31/00; cyclic dipeptides not having in their molecule any other peptide link than those which form their ring, e.g. piperazine-2,5-diones, A61K31/00; ergot alkaloids of the cyclic peptide type A61K31/48; containing macromolecular compounds having statistically distributed amino acid units A61K31/74; medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies A61K39/00; medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients, e.g. peptides as drug carriers, A61K47/00) since 1995 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61K 39/00 Medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies (materials for immunoassay G01N33/53) since 1974 +20 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC