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A02BA Histamine H2 receptor antagonists for peptic ulcer and GORD

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 39 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. A02B Drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) 174 medicines
        1. A02BA Histamine H2 receptor antagonists for peptic ulcer and GORD 39 medicines
          1. A02BA01 cimetidine 22 medicines
          2. A02BA02 ranitidine 9 medicines
          3. A02BA03 famotidine 4 medicines
          4. A02BA04 nizatidine 4 medicines

6 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
Cimetidine 200 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (A02BA01 cimetidine) –
Cimetidine 200 mg film-coated tablets, Tagamet 200 mg tablets SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine 200 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A02BA01 cimetidine) –
Cimetidine 200 mg tablets BP SPC no longer supplied (A02BA01 cimetidine) –
Cimetidine 400 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine 400 mg tablets SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine 400 mg tablets BP SPC no longer supplied (A02BA01 cimetidine) –
Cimetidine 800 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (A02BA01 cimetidine) –
Cimetidine 800 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A02BA01 cimetidine) –
Cimetidine 800 mg tablets BP SPC no longer supplied (A02BA01 cimetidine) –
Cimetidine tablets 200 mg SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine tablets 400 mg SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine tablets 800 mg SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine tablets BP 200 mg SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine tablets BP 200 mg, Zabcid 200 mg tablets SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine tablets BP 400 mg (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine tablets BP 400 mg, Zabcid 400 mg tablets SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Cimetidine tablets BP 800 mg SPC no longer supplied (A02BA01 cimetidine) –
Cimetidine tablets BP 800 mg, Zabcid 800 mg tablets SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) Prescription only (POM)
Famotidine 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A02BA03 famotidine) Prescription only (POM)
Famotidine 20 mg tablets SPC (A02BA03 famotidine) Prescription only (POM)
Famotidine 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A02BA03 famotidine) Prescription only (POM)
Famotidine 40 mg tablets SPC (A02BA03 famotidine) Prescription only (POM)
Nizatidine 150 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (A02BA04 nizatidine) –
Nizatidine 150 mg capsules, hard (A02BA04 nizatidine) Prescription only (POM)
Nizatidine 300 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (A02BA04 nizatidine) –
Nizatidine 300 mg capsules, hard SPC (A02BA04 nizatidine) Prescription only (POM)
Ranitidine 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (A02BA02 ranitidine) –
Ranitidine 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (A02BA02 ranitidine) –
Ranitidine 75 mg tablets, Galpharm Indigestion Relief 75 mg tablets, Boots Heartburn & Indigestion Relief 75 mg tablets SPC not available (A02BA02 ranitidine) –
Ranitidine tablets 150 mg SPC no longer supplied (A02BA02 ranitidine) –
Ranitidine tablets 300 mg SPC no longer supplied (A02BA02 ranitidine) –
Tagamet 800 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A02BA01 cimetidine) –
Tagamet syrup, Cimetidine 200 mg / 5 ml syrup SPC (A02BA01 cimetidine) –
Zantac 75 Relief SPC no longer supplied (A02BA02 ranitidine) –
Zantac 75 tablets SPC no longer supplied (A02BA02 ranitidine) –
Zantac tablets 150 mg SPC no longer supplied (A02BA02 ranitidine) –
Zantac tablets 300 mg SPC no longer supplied (A02BA02 ranitidine) –

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 A02BA

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