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A02A Antacids

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for heartburn, indigestion and stomach ulcers

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 25 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A02 Drugs for acid related disorders 199 medicines
      1. A02A Antacids 25 medicines
        1. A02AA Antacids containing magnesium compounds 1 medicine
        2. A02AC Antacids containing calcium compounds 8 medicines
        3. A02AD Antacids containing combinations and complexes of aluminium, calcium and magnesium compounds 7 medicines
        4. A02AF Antacids with antiflatulents 3 medicines
        5. A02AH Antacids with sodium bicarbonate 6 medicines

3 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Actonorm 220 mg/200 mg/25 mg in 5 ml oral suspension SPC (A02AF02 ordinary salt combinations and antiflatulents) –
Boots Indigestion Relief tablets Peppermint, Tesco Health Heartburn & Indigestion Relief Peppermint Flavour 500 mg tablets, Indigestion Relief tablets, Superdrug Original Indigestion Relief tablets, Numark Peppermint Antacid 500 mg tablets, Paramed Indige (A02AC01 calcium carbonate) General sale (GSL)
Calcium Carbonate 500 mg chewable tablets SPC (A02AC01 calcium carbonate) General sale (GSL)
Galpharm 3-in-1 Antacid, Superdrug 3-in-1 Antacid SPC no longer supplied (A02AD01 ordinary salt combinations) –
Gattart 680 mg / 80 mg chewable tablets SPC (A02AD01 ordinary salt combinations) –
Maalox 175 mg / 200 mg oral suspension SPC no longer supplied (A02AD01 ordinary salt combinations) –
Maalox Plus SPC no longer supplied (A02AF02 ordinary salt combinations and antiflatulents) –
Maalox Plus tablets SPC no longer supplied (A02AF02 ordinary salt combinations and antiflatulents) –
Magnesium Hydroxide Mixture 8%w/w oral suspension SPC not available (A02AA04 magnesium hydroxide) –
Mucogel suspension SPC no longer supplied (A02AD01 ordinary salt combinations) –
Nephrotrans 500 mg gastro-resistant capsules soft SPC (A02AH Antacids with sodium bicarbonate) Prescription only (POM)
Remegel SPC no longer supplied (A02AC01 calcium carbonate) –
Rennie gum 750 mg medicated Chewing gum (A02AC01 calcium carbonate) General sale (GSL)
Rennie Peppermint SPC (A02AD01 ordinary salt combinations) –
Rennie soft Chews 800 mg chewable tablets SPC no longer supplied (A02AC01 calcium carbonate) –
Rennie Spearmint SPC (A02AD01 ordinary salt combinations) –
Rennie sugar free SPC (A02AD01 ordinary salt combinations) –
Setlers Antacid chewable tablets Peppermint Flavour SPC (A02AC01 calcium carbonate) General sale (GSL)
Setlers Antacid chewable tablets Spearmint Flavour SPC (A02AC01 calcium carbonate) General sale (GSL)
Sodium Bicarbonate 500 mg capsules SPC (A02AH Antacids with sodium bicarbonate) With or without prescription
Sodium Bicarbonate 500 mg capsules, hard SPC (A02AH Antacids with sodium bicarbonate) Prescription only (POM)
Sodium Bicarbonate 84 mg / ml oral solution SPC (A02AH Antacids with sodium bicarbonate) –
Sodium Bicarbonate 84 mg / ml oral solution, Bidex 84 mg / ml oral solution SPC (A02AH Antacids with sodium bicarbonate) –
Sterwin Antacid tablets SPC (A02AH Antacids with sodium bicarbonate) –
Tesco Health Heartburn & Indigestion Relief Orange Flavour 500 mg tablets, Sainsburys Healthcare Orange Flavoured Antacid 500 mg tablets, Superdrug Orange Flavoured Indigestion Relief 500 mg tablets, Boots Indigestion Relief 500 mg tablets, Morrisons Oran SPC (A02AC01 calcium carbonate) –

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 A02A

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