Perflutren

Chemical formula: Cā‚ƒFā‚ˆ  Molecular mass: 188.019 g/mol  PubChem compound: 6432

Active ingredient description

When used in conjunction with diagnostic ultrasound, perflutren provides opacification of cardiac chambers, improvement in delineation of endocardial borders, enhancement of the Doppler signal, and visualisation of wall motion and blood flow within the heart.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
V08DA01 V Various → V08 Contrast media → V08D Ultrasound contrast media → V08DA Ultrasound contrast media
Discover more medicines within V08DA01

Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
OPTISON Dispersion for injection European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
DEFINITY Suspension for injection FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 76-19-7
DrugBank Drug: DB00556
KEGG Drug: D01738
PubChem Compound: 6432
RxNorm Ingredient: 283753
SNOMED-CT Concept: 259247002
Octafluoropropane (substance)
SNOMED-CT Concept: 409292001
Perflutren (substance)
UNII Identifier: CK0N3WH0SR
PERFLUTREN

Medicines

Perflutren is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

Austria (AT)

Canada (CA)

Croatia (HR)

Cyprus (CY)

  • OPTISON as HUMAN ALBUMIN MICROSPHERES

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

  • OPTISON as HUMAN ALBUMIN MICROSPHERES

France (FR)

  • OPTISON as HUMAN ALBUMIN MICROSPHERES

Ireland (IE)

Italy (IT)

Lithuania (LT)

New Zealand (NZ)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

South Africa (ZA)

  • OPTISON as HUMAN ALBUMIN MICROSPHERES

Spain (ES)

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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