ATC Group: V08DA Ultrasound contrast media

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 V08DA in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 V Various
2 V08 Contrast media
3 V08D Ultrasound contrast media
4 V08DA Ultrasound contrast media

Group V08DA contents

Code Title
V08DA01
V08DA02 Microparticles of galactose
V08DA03 Perflenapent
V08DA04
V08DA05
V08DA06

Active ingredients in V08DA

Active Ingredient Description
Perflutren

When used in conjunction with diagnostic ultrasound, perflutren provides opacification of cardiac chambers, improvement in delineation of endocardial borders, enhancement of the Doppler signal, and visualisation of wall motion and blood flow within the heart.

Sulfur hexafluoride

Sulphur hexafluoride is an inert, innocuous gas, poorly soluble in aqueous solutions. Sulphur hexafluoride is for use with ultrasound imaging to enhance the echogenicity of the blood, or of fluids in the urinary tract which results in an improved signal to noise ratio.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
DEFINITY Suspension for injection FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR
LUMINITY Gas and solvent for dispersion for injection/infusion European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
OPTISON Dispersion for injection European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
SONOVUE Powder and solvent for dispersion for injection European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC