Drugs that act on blood clotting or on the platelets and cells the blood-forming organs produce, following ATC Group B (Blood and Blood Forming Organs). Belongs here: an anticoagulant that slows or prevents clot formation and an antiplatelet agent that blocks platelet aggregation. Does not belong here: an agent used mainly to treat cancer of blood-forming tissue, grouped under antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents, because its primary action is cytotoxic rather than hemostatic.
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WikipediaATC Level 1 codes table, group BQuote, ATC Level 1 codes table, group B
B - "Blood and blood forming organs"
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