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presentation and comparison of drug consumption statistics at international and other levels.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>A major aim of the Centre and Working Group is to maintain stable ATC codes and DDDs over time to allow trends in drug consumption to be studied without the complication of frequent changes to the system.<span>  </span>There is a strong reluctance to make changes to classifications or DDDs where such changes are requested for reasons not directly related to drug consumption studies.<span>  </span>For this reason the ATC/DDD system by itself is not suitable for guiding decisions about reimbursement, pricing and therapeutic substitution. </span></span><span><span> </span></span></p> <p><span><em><strong>The classification of a substance in the ATC/DDD system is not a recommendation for use, nor does it imply any judgements about efficacy or relative efficacy of drugs and groups of drugs.</strong></em></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div 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