The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H | Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. Sex hormones and insulins | |
| 2 | H01 | Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues | |
| 3 | H01A | Anterior pituitary lobe hormones and analogues | |
| 4 | H01AA | ACTH | |
| 5 | H01AA01 | Corticotropin |
The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.
| Route | Amount |
|---|---|
| PAREN - Parenteral | 25 [iU] |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Corticotropin |
Corticotropin is a polypeptide hormone produced and secreted by the pituitary gland. Corticotropin acts through the stimulation of cell surface ACTH receptors, which are primarily located on the adrenocortical cells. Corticotropin stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland and boosts the synthesis of corticosteroids, mainly glucocorticoids but also sex steroids (androgens). |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTHAR Gel | FDA, National Drug Code (US) | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | |
| ACTHREL Powder for solution for injection | FDA, National Drug Code (US) | MPI, US: SPL/Old |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
