ATC Group: V09FX Various thyroid diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals

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 V09FX in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 V Various
2 V09 Diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals
3 V09F Thyroid
4 V09FX Various thyroid diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals

Group V09FX contents

Code Title
V09FX01 Technetium (99mTc) pertechnetate
V09FX02 Sodium iodide (123I)
V09FX03 Sodium iodide (131I)

Active ingredients in V09FX

Active Ingredient Description
Technetium ⁹⁹ᵐTc pertechnetate

The pertechnetate ion distributes in the body similarly to the iodide ion, but is not organified. In contrast to the iodide ion, the pertechnetate is released unchanged from the thyroid gland. Pertechnetate concentrates in the thyroid gland, salivary glands, gastric mucosa and choroid plexus. It is used in nuclear medicine in several nuclear scanning procedures.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
ULTRA-TECHNEKOW FM Radionuclide generator Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC