V08B X-ray contrast media, non-iodinated
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: contrast agents for X-ray, CT and MRI scans
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 5 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 3 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Barium – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- V Various drug classes 338 medicines
- V08 Contrast media 61 medicines
- V08B X-ray contrast media, non-iodinated 5 medicines
- V08 Contrast media 61 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Baritop 100 SPC no longer supplied (V08BA01 barium sulfate with suspending agents) | – |
| E-z-cat 4.9 % w/v oral suspension (V08BA01 barium sulfate with suspending agents) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| E-z-hd 98 % w/w powder for oral suspension SPC (V08BA01 barium sulfate with suspending agents) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| E-z-paque 96 % w/w powder for oral suspension SPC (V08BA01 barium sulfate with suspending agents) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Microcat 50 mg / ml oral suspension SPC no longer supplied (V08BA01 barium sulfate with suspending agents) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- V08A X-ray contrast media, iodinated 33 medicines
- V08C Magnetic resonance imaging contrast media 18 medicines
- V08D Ultrasound contrast media 5 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: V08B Rentgenkontrastní látky nejodované
- French: V08B produits de contraste non iodés
- German: V08B RÖNTGENKONTRASTMITTEL, NICHT IOD-HALTIG
- German: V08B RÖNTGENKONTRASTMITTEL, NICHT IOD-HALTIG
- Italian: V08B MEZZI DI CONTRASTO RADIOLOGICI NON IODATI
- Polish: V08B Niejodowane rentgenowskie środki kontrastowe
- Turkish: V08B X-RAY KONTRAST ORTAM, iyotsuz
- Portuguese (Brazil): V08B MEIOS DE CONTRASTE RADIOLÓGICO, NÃO IODADOS
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 V08B
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