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 | V10 | Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals | |
| 3 | V10X | Other therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals | |
| 4 | V10XA | Iodine (131I) compounds | |
| 5 | V10XA01 | Sodium iodide (131I) |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium iodide ¹³¹I |
Iodide is actively transported by the sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) protein, in thyroid follicular cells. Sodium iodide ¹³¹I is used for the treatment of hyperthyroidism and selected cases of thyroid carcinoma. The beta emission of I 131 is responsible for the therapeutic effect. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
