Y40-Y59: Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
Y56: Topical agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane and ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological and dental drugs
Subcodes of Y56:
- Y56.0: Local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs, not elsewhere classified
- Y56.1: Antipruritics
- Y56.2: Local astringents and local detergents
- Y56.3: Emollients, demulcents and protectants
- Y56.4: Keratolytics, keratoplastics and other hair treatment drugs and preparations
- Y56.5: Ophthalmological drugs and preparations
- Y56.6: Otorhinolaryngological drugs and preparations
- Y56.7: Dental drugs, topically applied
- Y56.8: Other topical agents
- Y56.9: Topical agent, unspecified
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