ATC Group: H01AA02 Tetracosactide

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.

Position of H01AA02 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 H Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. Sex hormones and insulins
2 H01 Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues
3 H01A Anterior pituitary lobe hormones and analogues
4 H01AA ACTH
5 H01AA02 Tetracosactide

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
PAREN - Parenteral 0.25 mg

Active ingredients in H01AA02

Active Ingredient Description
Tetracosactide

Tetracosactide acetate consists of the first 24 amino acids occurring in the natural corticotropic hormone (ACTH) sequence and displays the same physiological properties as ACTH. In the adrenal cortex, it stimulates the biosynthesis of glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and, to a lesser extent, androgens, which explains its therapeutic effect in conditions responsive to glucocorticoid treatment.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
CORTROSYN Powder for solution for injection FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/Old
SYNACTHEN DEPOT Suspension for injection Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
SYNACTHEN Solution for injection or infusion Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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