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V08CA Paramagnetic contrast media

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: contrast agents for X-ray, CT and MRI scans

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 18 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  1. V Various drug classes 338 medicines
    1. V08 Contrast media 61 medicines
      1. V08C Magnetic resonance imaging contrast media 18 medicines
        1. V08CA Paramagnetic contrast media 18 medicines
          1. V08CA01 gadopentetic acid 1 medicine
          2. V08CA02 gadoteric acid 6 medicines
          3. V08CA05 mangafodipir 1 medicine
          4. V08CA06 gadoversetamide 1 medicine
          5. V08CA08 gadobenic acid 2 medicines
          6. V08CA09 gadobutrol 5 medicines
          7. V08CA10 gadoxetic acid 1 medicine

4 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Ablavar (previously Vasovist) SPC –
Clariscan 0.5 mmol/ml solution for injection SPC (V08CA02 gadoteric acid) –
Clariscan 0.5 mmol/ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (V08CA02 gadoteric acid) –
Dotagraf 0.5 mmol/ml solution for injection SPC (V08CA02 gadoteric acid) –
Dotarem 279.32 mg / ml solution for injection in Glass vials SPC (V08CA02 gadoteric acid) Prescription only (POM)
Dotarem 279.32 mg / ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringes SPC (V08CA02 gadoteric acid) Prescription only (POM)
Gadobutrol 1.0 mmol/ml solution for injection (V08CA09 gadobutrol) –
Gadobutrol 1.0 mmol/ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (V08CA09 gadobutrol) –
Gadovist 1.0 mmol/ml solution for injection SPC (V08CA09 gadobutrol) –
Gadovist 1.0 mmol/ml solution for injection Pre-filled syringe/plastic cartridge SPC (V08CA09 gadobutrol) –
Kiralda 1.0 mmol/ml solution for injection (PFS) SPC (V08CA09 gadobutrol) –
Magnevist 2 mmol/l solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (V08CA01 gadopentetic acid) –
Multihance 0.5M solution for injection SPC (V08CA08 gadobenic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Multihance 529 mg / ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (V08CA08 gadobenic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Optimark SPC (V08CA06 gadoversetamide) –
Primovist 0.25 mmol/ml solution for injection Pre-filled syringe SPC (V08CA10 gadoxetic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Teslascan SPC no longer supplied (V08CA05 mangafodipir) –
Vistadot 0.5 mmol/ml solution for injection SPC (V08CA02 gadoteric acid) –

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 V08CA

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