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 | V09I | Tumour detection | |
| 4 | V09IX | Other diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals for tumour detection | |
| 5 | V09IX09 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Gallium ⁶⁸Ga edotreotide |
Gallium ⁶⁸Ga edotreotide binds to somatostatin receptors, with highest affinity (Ki = 2.5 ± 0.5 nanomolar) for subtype 2 receptors (sstr2). Gallium ⁶⁸Ga edotreotide binds to cells that express somatostatin receptors including malignant neuroendocrine cells, which overexpress sstr2 receptors. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
