ATC code H02

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ATC codes
H Systemic hormonal preparations, excluding sex hormones and insulins
H01 Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues
H02 Corticosteroids for systemic use
H03 Thyroid therapy
H04 Pancreatic hormones
H05 Calcium homeostasis

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ATC code H02 Corticosteroids for systemic use is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products.<ref>

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System) – Synopsis(link). {{{website}}}. National Institutes of Health.



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ATC-Klassifikation mit definierten Tagesdosen DDD(link). {{{website}}}. German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information.



</ref> Subgroup H02 is part of the anatomical group H Systemic hormonal preparations, excluding sex hormones and insulins.<ref>

ATC/DDD Index 2022

code H02(link).

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Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QH02.<ref>

ATCvet Index 2022

code QH02(link).

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</ref> ATCvet codes without corresponding human ATC codes are cited with the leading Q in the following list.

National issues of the ATC classification may include additional codes not present in this list, which follows the WHO version.

H02A Corticosteroids for systemic use, plain[edit]

H02AA Mineralocorticoids[edit]

H02AA01 Aldosterone
H02AA02 Fludrocortisone
H02AA03 Desoxycortone

H02AB Glucocorticoids[edit]

H02AB01 Betamethasone
H02AB02 Dexamethasone
H02AB03 Fluocortolone
H02AB04 Methylprednisolone
H02AB05 Paramethasone
H02AB06 Prednisolone
H02AB07 Prednisone
H02AB08 Triamcinolone
H02AB09 Hydrocortisone
H02AB10 Cortisone
H02AB11 Prednylidene
H02AB12 Rimexolone
H02AB13 Deflazacort
H02AB14 Cloprednol
H02AB15 Meprednisone
H02AB17 Cortivazol
QH02AB30 Combinations of glucocorticoids
QH02AB56 Prednisolone, combinations
QH02AB57 Prednisone, combinations
QH02AB90 Flumetasone

H02B Corticosteroids for systemic use, combinations[edit]

H02BX Corticosteroids for systemic use, combinations[edit]

H02BX01 Methylprednisolone, combinations
QH02BX90 Dexamethasone, combinations

H02C Antiadrenal preparations[edit]

H02CA Anticorticosteroids[edit]

H02CA01 Trilostane

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