.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.H_SystemicHormonalPreparationsExclSexHormonesAndInsulins.H01A_AnteriorPituitaryLobeHormonesAndAnalogues.H01AA02_Tetracosactide.Tetracosactide .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.H_SystemicHormonalPreparationsExclSexHormonesAndInsulins.H01A_AnteriorPituitaryLobeHormonesAndAnalogues.H01AA02_Tetracosactide.Tetracosactide| name: | Tetracosactide |
| ATC code: | H01AA02 | route: | intramuscular |
| n-compartments | 1 |
Tetracosactide, also known as cosyntropin, is a synthetic polypeptide that corresponds to the first 24 amino acids of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). It is primarily used as a diagnostic agent in the ACTH stimulation test to evaluate adrenal insufficiency by stimulating corticosteroid secretion from the adrenal cortex. It is approved and used in clinical practice today.
Pharmacokinetic parameters estimated for healthy adult volunteers after intramuscular administration.