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 | |
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1 | V | Various | |
2 | V08 | Contrast media | |
3 | V08C | Magnetic resonance imaging contrast media | |
4 | V08CA | Paramagnetic contrast media | |
5 | V08CA11 | Gadofosveset |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Gadofosveset |
Gadofosveset is a formulation of a stable gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (GdDTPA) chelate substituted with a diphenylcyclohexylphosphate group (gadofosveset trisodium), for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Gadofosveset binds reversibly to human serum albumin. |