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 | V04 | Diagnostic agents | |
| 3 | V04C | Other diagnostic agents | |
| 4 | V04CJ | Tests for thyreoidea function | |
| 5 | V04CJ01 | Thyrotropin |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). |
