Patient info

A01AB03 chlorhexidine

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for the mouth and teeth

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 7 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Chlorhexidine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A01 Stomatological preparations 38 medicines
      1. A01A Stomatological preparations 38 medicines
        1. A01AB Antiinfectives and antiseptics for local oral treatment 12 medicines
          1. A01AB03 chlorhexidine 7 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Chlorhexidine Digluconate 0.2% w/v mouthwash SPC –
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Mouthspray SPC –
Colgate Periogard 0.2% Antiseptic mouthwash SPC –
Corsodyl 0.2% mouthwash SPC –
Corsodyl 1% w/w Dental gel SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Corsodyl Mint Flavour 0.2%w/v mouthwash SPC –
Paroex 1.2 mg / ml mouthwash SPC –

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

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 A01AB03

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