Extract ATC File

Version 2.1.1

This XSL stylesheet produces the ATC extract file (ATC yyyymmdd.txt) from a PBS XML document.

The ATC extract file provides information on ATC codes and their meanings. The ATC codes are used to provide the sort order for the drugs in the Schedule.

The source document must be a PBS XML document.

The result document is a text file.

The default field delimeter in this file is the exclamation mark (!).

Field Name	Format	Maximum Length	Description
ATC Code	Character	20	Code as published in the current ATC Index issued by the WHO collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology, in a five level hierarchy in format annaann, as follows: First level - a - anatomical main group Second level - nn - therapeutic main group Third level - a - therapeutic subgroup Fourth level - a - chemical/therapeutic subgroup Fifth level - nn - subgroup for chemical substance
ATC Meaning	Character	230	Meaning for ATC code as published in the current ATC Index issued by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology.

Field Name

Format

Maximum Length

Description

ATC Code

Character

Code as published in the current ATC Index issued by the WHO collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology, in a five level hierarchy in format annaann, as follows:

First level - a - anatomical main group
Second level - nn - therapeutic main group
Third level - a - therapeutic subgroup
Fourth level - a - chemical/therapeutic subgroup
Fifth level - nn - subgroup for chemical substance

ATC Meaning

Character

230

Meaning for ATC code as published in the current ATC Index issued by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology.

Parameters

Revision History

Version	Release date	Changes
2.1.1	07 November 2012	Added documentation.
2.1	03 November 2011	Updated for PBS XML Schema v2.6.
2.0	15 February 2011	Updated for PBS XML Schema v2.4.
1.0	25 September 2009	Initial version.