ATC Group: H01AC03 Mecasermin

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 H01AC03 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 H01AC Somatropin and somatropin agonists
5 H01AC03 Mecasermin

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 2 mg

Active ingredients in H01AC03

Active Ingredient Description
Mecasermin

Mecasermin is a human insulin-like growth factor-1 (rhIGF-1) produced by recombinant DNA technology. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is the principal hormonal mediator of statural growth. Mecasermin is indicated for the long-term treatment of growth failure in patients with confirmed severe primary insulin-like growth factor-1 deficiency (Primary IGFD).

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
INCRELEX Solution for injection European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

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