ATC HSystemic hormonal preparations, excluding sex hormones and insulinsWHO

Hormones, such as thyroidand steroids

2 588 medicines · 394 active substances · from the FDA National Drug Code Directory

Counted from the register

The group in figures

  • 2 588products listed in the register
  • 20%without prescription (515)
  • 126combination products — more than one substance

What the group contains

Anatomical main group H of the WHO ATC classification: “Systemic hormonal preparations, excluding sex hormones and insulins”. US records carry no ATC code: a product is here because the FDA pharmacologic class on its record maps to this group — not because of any judgement about who it is for.

549 marketing authorisation holders

  • Levothyroxine Sodium
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Triamcinolone Acetonide
  • Prednisone
  • Fluticasone Propionate

Source: FDA National Drug Code Directory, 2026-09-13. Counts computed by Mediclarum from that file.

The most common
substances

LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUMHYDROCORTISONETRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE439360182

never combined
in one product

Each number is how many products in the register contain that substance.

Active substances in this group

Commonest first, by number of products in the register. Select one to see every product that contains it.

  1. 01Levothyroxine Sodium439 productsprescription only
  2. 02Hydrocortisone354 products260 OTC
  3. 03Triamcinolone Acetonide182 products30 OTC
  4. 04Prednisone161 productsprescription only
  5. 05Fluticasone Propionate121 products68 OTC
  6. 06Dexamethasone118 productsprescription only
  7. 07Clobetasol Propionate86 productsprescription only
  8. 08Budesonide62 products5 OTC
  9. 09Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate56 productsprescription only
  10. 10Deflazacort51 productsprescription only
  11. 11Methylprednisolone49 productsprescription only
  12. 12Hydrocortisone Acetate48 products17 OTC
  13. 13Betamethasone Dipropionate47 productsprescription only
  14. 14Desmopressin Acetate44 productsprescription only
  15. 15Methimazole40 productsprescription only
  16. 16Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate38 productsprescription only
  17. 17Mometasone Furoate36 products7 OTC
  18. 18Fluocinonide34 productsprescription only
  19. 19Desoximetasone32 productsprescription only
  20. 20Fluocinolone Acetonide30 productsprescription only
  21. 21Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate29 productsprescription only
  22. 22Loteprednol Etabonate25 productsprescription only
  23. 23Levothyroxine, Liothyronine22 productsprescription only
  24. 24Desonide21 productsprescription only
  25. 25Methylprednisolone Acetate21 productsprescription only
  26. 26Tolvaptan21 productsprescription only
  27. 27Betamethasone Valerate19 productsprescription only
  28. 28Hydrocortisone 1%17 products17 OTC
  29. 29Levothyroxine and Liothyronine16 productsprescription only
  30. 30Levothyroxine Sodium Anhydrous16 productsprescription only
  31. 31Halobetasol Propionate13 productsprescription only
  32. 32Hydrocortisone Acetate and Pramoxine Hydrochloride13 productsprescription only
  33. 33Prednisolone Acetate11 productsprescription only
  34. 34Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate10 productsprescription only
  35. 35Hydrocortisone Butyrate9 productsprescription only
  36. 36Thyroid Tablets9 products9 OTC
  37. 37Fluticasone Furoate8 products2 OTC
  38. 38Teriparatide8 productsprescription only
  39. 39Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate7 productsprescription only
  40. 40Mometasone Furoate Monohydrate7 products6 OTC
  41. 41Prednisolone7 productsprescription only
  42. 42Propylthiouracil7 productsprescription only
  43. 43Hydrocortisone Valerate6 productsprescription only
  44. 44Fluorometholone5 productsprescription only
  45. 45Hydrocortisone Acetate Pramoxine Hcl5 productsprescription only
  46. 46Hydrocortisone Cream5 products4 OTC
  47. 47Hydrocortisone Cream 1%5 products5 OTC
  48. 48Alclometasone Dipropionate4 productsprescription only

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How this group is made

Each product is placed by the ATC code in its national register record (Bulgaria) or by the pharmacologic class the FDA assigned it (United States). Products without either are in no group rather than in a plausible one.

A group is not a diagnosis. Medicines are grouped by the class the regulator gave them. Which one suits you depends on things this page cannot know — ask a pharmacist or doctor.