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