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 | V09I | Tumour detection | |
| 4 | V09IX | Other diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals for tumour detection | |
| 5 | V09IX06 |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium fluoride ¹⁸F |
Sodium fluoride F18 is a radioactive diagnostic agent for positron emission tomography (PET) indicated for imaging of bone to define areas of altered osteogenic activity. Increased fluoride F18 ion deposition in bone can occur in areas of increased osteogenic activity during growth, infection, malignancy (primary or metastatic) following trauma, or inflammation of bone. |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
