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H01AA ACTH and synthetic analog preparations

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: hormones of the pituitary gland, e.g. growth hormone

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 3 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Active substance: Tetracosactide – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. H Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. sex hormones and insulins 442 medicines
    1. H01 Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues 162 medicines
      1. H01A Anterior pituitary lobe hormones and analogues 48 medicines
        1. H01AA ACTH and synthetic analog preparations 3 medicines
          1. H01AA02 tetracosactide 3 medicines

1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Synacthen ampoules 250 mcg SPC (H01AA02 tetracosactide) Prescription only (POM)
Synacthen Depot ampoules 1 mg / ml SPC (H01AA02 tetracosactide) Prescription only (POM)
Tetracosactide Acetate 250 micrograms/ml solution for injection (H01AA02 tetracosactide) Prescription only (POM)

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group H01AA

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