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 | V09 | Diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals | |
| 3 | V09H | Inflammation and infection detection | |
| 4 | V09HB | Indium (111In) compounds | |
| 5 | V09HB01 | Indium (111In) oxinate labelled cells |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Indium ¹¹¹In oxyquinoline |
Indium forms a saturated (1:3) complex with oxyquinoline. The complex is neutral and lipid-soluble, which enables it to penetrate the cell membrane. It is thought likely that the mechanism of labeling cells with indium In-111 oxyquinoline involves an exchange reaction between the oxyquinoline carrier and subcellular components which chelate indium more strongly than oxyquinoline. |
