PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
Subclass:: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES

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.

Additional Content

Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; Chemical aspects of or use of materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles Detergent compositions

Related Keywords

ANAESTHETICSANALGESICSANODYNESextracting ANTIBIOTIC(S) from plantsAPERIENTSsubstitutes for BLOODchemical aspects of CONTRACEPTIONDRUGSEMBROCATIONEMOLLIENTSEYE(S) dropsINSULIN(S) compositionsLAXATIVESLINIMENTSMEDICINE(S)compositions of MICROORGANISMSmedicinal, dental, toilet or cosmetic preparations containing MICROORGANISMSNARCOTICSPHARMACEUTICAL preparationsmedical or cosmetic PREPARATION(S)REMEDIESremoving SCURFmedicines for SEA sicknessSEDATIVESTHERAPEUTIC preparationsmedicines for travel-sicknessVERMIFUGESVETERINARY preparationsVIRUSES

25 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A61K 101/00 Radioactive non-metals
A61K 103/00 Radioactive metals
A61K 125/00 Containing or obtained from roots, bulbs, tubers, corms or rhizomes
A61K 127/00 Containing or obtained from leaves
A61K 129/00 Containing or obtained from bark
A61K 131/00 Containing or obtained from seeds, nuts, fruits or grains
A61K 133/00 Containing or obtained from flowers or blossoms
A61K 135/00 Containing or obtained from stems, stalks, branches, twigs or shoots
A61K 31/00 Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients
A61K 33/00 Medicinal preparations containing inorganic active ingredients
A61K 35/00 Medicinal preparations containing materials or reaction products thereof with undetermined constitution
A61K 36/00 Medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicines
A61K 38/00 Medicinal preparations containing peptides
A61K 39/00 Medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies
A61K 40/00 Cellular immunotherapy
A61K 41/00 Medicinal preparations obtained by treating materials with wave energy or particle radiation
A61K 45/00 Medicinal preparations containing active ingredients not provided for in groups
A61K 47/00 Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers or inert additives; Targeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active ingredient
A61K 48/00 Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseases; Gene therapy
A61K 49/00 Preparations for testing

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
NOVARTIS CH 14,253
COVIDIEN US 13,953
ROCHE CH 12,005
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
L'OREAL FR 11,593
P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594