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 | V09 | Diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals | |
| 3 | V09E | Respiratory system | |
| 4 | V09EA | Technetium (99mTc), inhalants | |
| 5 | V09EA02 | Technetium (99mTc) technegas |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PULMOTEC Kit for radiopharmaceutical preparation | Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
