ATC code M04
therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System: Antigout preparations
ATC code M04 Antigout preparations is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products. Subgroup M04 is part of the anatomical group M Musculo-skeletal system.
Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QM04. National versions of the ATC classification may include additional codes not present in this list, which follows the WHO version.
“ATC code M04” enters the record as therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System: Antigout preparations. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what code, therapeutic and subgroup can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 24, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q434151. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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