ACTHAR

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in UK.

Active ingredients

The drug ACTHAR contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Corticotropin UNII K0U68Q2TXA - CORTICOTROPIN
	Corticotropin is a polypeptide hormone produced and secreted by the pituitary gland. Corticotropin acts through the stimulation of cell surface ACTH receptors, which are primarily located on the adrenocortical cells. Corticotropin stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland and boosts the synthesis of corticosteroids, mainly glucocorticoids but also sex steroids (androgens).
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document	Type	Information Source
ACTHAR Gel	MPI, US: SPL/PLR	FDA, National Drug Code (US)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
H01AA01	Corticotropin	H Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. Sex hormones and insulins → H01 Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues → H01A Anterior pituitary lobe hormones and analogues → H01AA ACTH
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	176443
US	FDA, National Drug Code	63004-8710