A02AC01 calcium carbonate
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for heartburn, indigestion and stomach ulcers
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 8 medicines in this group.
- 5 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Calcium carbonate – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
- A02 Drugs for acid related disorders 199 medicines
- A02A Antacids 25 medicines
- A02AC Antacids containing calcium compounds 8 medicines
- A02AC01 calcium carbonate 8 medicines
- A02AC Antacids containing calcium compounds 8 medicines
- A02A Antacids 25 medicines
- A02 Drugs for acid related disorders 199 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| 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 | General sale (GSL) |
| Calcium Carbonate 500 mg chewable tablets SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Remegel SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Rennie gum 750 mg medicated Chewing gum | General sale (GSL) |
| Rennie soft Chews 800 mg chewable tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Setlers Antacid chewable tablets Peppermint Flavour SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Setlers Antacid chewable tablets Spearmint Flavour SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| 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 | – |
Other names of the ATC group
- French: A02AC01 carbonate de calcium
- German: A02AC01 Calciumcarbonat
- Spanish: A02AC01 CALCIO CARBONATO
- German: A02AC01 Calciumcarbonat
- Polish: A02AC01 Węglan wapnia
- Turkish: A02AC01 kalsiyum karbonat
- Portuguese (Brazil): A02AC01 Carbonato de cálcio
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 A02AC01
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