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 | V | Various | |
| 2 | V08 | Contrast media | |
| 3 | V08C | Magnetic resonance imaging contrast media | |
| 4 | V08CA | Paramagnetic contrast media | |
| 5 | V08CA06 | Gadoversetamide |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Gadoversetamide |
Gadoversetamide is a chelate containing gadolinium – which has paramagnetic properties and is responsible for the contrast enhancement effect in MRI – and the ligand versetamide. Gadoversetamide after intravenous administration, equilibrates rapidly within the extracellular fluid/space and is eliminated primarily by glomerular filtration. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTIMARK Solution for injection | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
