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 | 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 | H01AB | Thyrotropin |
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| H01AB01 | Thyrotropin |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Taltirelin |
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| Thyrotropin |
Thyrotropin alfa (recombinant human thyroid stimulating hormone) is a heterodimeric glycoprotein produced by recombinant DNA technology. Binding of thyrotropin alfa to TSH receptors on thyroid epithelial cells stimulates iodine uptake and organification, and synthesis and release of thyroglobulin, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| THYROGEN Powder for solution for injection | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
