V08DA Ultrasound 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 5 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 4 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- V Various drug classes 338 medicines
- V08 Contrast media 61 medicines
- V08D Ultrasound contrast media 5 medicines
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V08DA Ultrasound contrast media 5 medicines
- V08DA01 perflutren, human albumin microspheres 2 medicines
- V08DA04 perflutren, phospholipid microspheres 2 medicines
- V08DA05 sulfur hexafluoride, phospholipid microspheres 1 medicine
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V08DA Ultrasound contrast media 5 medicines
- V08D Ultrasound contrast media 5 medicines
- V08 Contrast media 61 medicines
3 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Perflutren-containing albumin microspheres 2 medicines
- Perflutren-containing lipid microspheres 1 medicine
- Sulfur hexafluoride 2 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Luminity 150 microlitres/ml Gas and solvent for Dispersion for injection/infusion SPC no longer supplied (V08DA04 perflutren, phospholipid microspheres) | – |
| Optison SPC (V08DA01 perflutren, human albumin microspheres) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Optison 0.19 mg / ml Dispersion for injection SPC (V08DA01 perflutren, human albumin microspheres) | Prescription only (POM) |
| SonoVue SPC (V08DA04 perflutren, phospholipid microspheres) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Sonovue 8 microlitres/ml powder and solvent for Dispersion for injection SPC (V08DA05 sulfur hexafluoride, phospholipid microspheres) | Prescription only (POM) |
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: V08DA Kontrastní látky pro vyšetření ultrazvukem
- French: V08DA produits pour échographie
- German: V08DA Ultraschall-Kontrastmittel
- German: V08DA Ultraschall-Kontrastmittel
- Italian: V08DA MEZZI DI CONTRASTO PER ULTRASONOLOGIA
- Polish: V08DA Środki kontrastowe do badania USG
- Turkish: V08DA Ultrason kontrast ortamı
- Portuguese (Brazil): V08DA Meios de contraste para ultra-sons (ecografia)
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 V08DA
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