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
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V | Various | |
2
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V08 | Contrast media | |
3
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V08D | Ultrasound contrast media | |
4
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V08DA | Ultrasound contrast media | |
5
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V08DA05 |
| Active Ingredient |
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Sulphur hexafluoride is an inert, innocuous gas, poorly soluble in aqueous solutions. Sulphur hexafluoride is for use with ultrasound imaging to enhance the echogenicity of the blood, or of fluids in the urinary tract which results in an improved signal to noise ratio. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONOVUE Powder and solvent for dispersion for injection | MPI, EU: SmPC | European Medicines Agency (EU) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.