ATC Group: V09E Respiratory system

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 V09E in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 V Various
2 V09 Diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals
3 V09E Respiratory system

Group V09E contents

Code Title
V09EA Technetium (99mTc), inhalants
V09EB Technetium (99mTc), particles for injection
V09EX Other respiratory system diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals

Active ingredients in V09E

Active Ingredient Description
Technetium ⁹⁹ᵐTc macrosalb

Technetium ⁹⁹ᵐTc macrosalb is for diagnostic use only. It is used for pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy and radionuclide venography. When administered in usual doses, technetium [99mTc] macrosalb injection shows no pharmacodynamic effects detectable clinically or/and analytically.

Technetium ⁹⁹ᵐTc microspheres
Technetium ⁹⁹ᵐTc pentetic acid
Technetium ⁹⁹ᵐTc technegas

Technetium-99m technegas is used for the scintigraphy of alveolar spaces, in particular in the context of the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. In the concentrations used for diagnostic examinations, technegas is an inert suspension and has no pharmacological effect.

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