Patient info

H01AX01 pegvisomant

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: hormones of the pituitary gland, e.g. growth hormone

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 4 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Pegvisomant – 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. H01AX Other anterior pituitary lobe hormones and analogues 4 medicines
          1. H01AX01 pegvisomant 4 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Somavert 10 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC Prescription only (POM)
Somavert 15 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC Prescription only (POM)
Somavert 20 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC Prescription only (POM)
Somavert 30 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC Prescription only (POM)

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 H01AX01

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