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 | V08D | Ultrasound contrast media | |
| 4 | V08DA | Ultrasound contrast media | |
| 5 | V08DA01 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Perflutren |
When used in conjunction with diagnostic ultrasound, perflutren provides opacification of cardiac chambers, improvement in delineation of endocardial borders, enhancement of the Doppler signal, and visualisation of wall motion and blood flow within the heart. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTISON Dispersion 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.
