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A02AA Antacids containing magnesium compounds

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for heartburn, indigestion and stomach ulcers

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 1 medicine in this group and its subgroups.

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

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
          1. A02AA04 magnesium hydroxide 1 medicine

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Magnesium Hydroxide Mixture 8%w/w oral suspension SPC not available (A02AA04 magnesium hydroxide) –

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 A02AA

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