Wikipedia:WikiProject Pharmacology/Categorization

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How to categorize a pharmacology-related article

Drugs

The full categorization scheme for pharmacology-related content may be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Pharmacology/Categorization/Scheme.

An ATC code to category conversion table is at Wikipedia:WikiProject Pharmacology/Categorization/Tables.

All drug articles should be categorized in a subcategory of Category:Drugs by mechanism of action.
Articles pertaining to drugs with ATC codes should be categorized in a subcategory of Category:Drugs by target organ system.^[1]^[2]
Articles pertaining to drugs without ATC codes should be categorized... ^[3]

Guidelines for pharmacology-related category pages

All pharmacology-related categories should have a description placed at the top of the page discussing the scope and contents of the category. For more information on category descriptions, please see Wikipedia:Categorization for additional details. Editors may also note the following guidelines:

Within each of the ATC mirroring subcategories of Category:Drugs by target organ system should be categorized the respective ATC code page(s).^[4]
All of the ATC mirroring subcategories of Category:Drugs by target organ system should utilize the {{ATC category}} banner.

Footnotes

^ If a drug has multiple ATC codes, categorization into several subcategories of Category:Drugs by target organ system may be appropriate.
^ An ATC code to category conversion table is available to aid in this step of categorization.
^ Examples of drugs without ATC codes would be those that are under development or obsolete.
^ For example, within Category:Antifungals for dermatologic use the ATC code D01 article is categorized with a blank sort key.

[1] If a drug has multiple ATC codes, categorization into several subcategories of Category:Drugs by target organ system may be appropriate.

[2] An ATC code to category conversion table is available to aid in this step of categorization.

[3] Examples of drugs without ATC codes would be those that are under development or obsolete.

[4] For example, within Category:Antifungals for dermatologic use the ATC code D01 article is categorized with a blank sort key.

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