A02BA01 cimetidine
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for heartburn, acid reflux and stomach ulcers
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 22 medicines in this group.
- 12 prescription only (POM)
- 9 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Cimetidine – 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
- A02B Drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) 174 medicines
- A02BA Histamine H2 receptor antagonists for peptic ulcer and GORD 39 medicines
- A02BA01 cimetidine 22 medicines
- A02BA Histamine H2 receptor antagonists for peptic ulcer and GORD 39 medicines
- A02B Drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) 174 medicines
- A02 Drugs for acid related disorders 199 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Cimetidine 200 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Cimetidine 200 mg film-coated tablets, Tagamet 200 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine 200 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Cimetidine 200 mg tablets BP SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Cimetidine 400 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine 400 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine 400 mg tablets BP SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Cimetidine 800 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Cimetidine 800 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Cimetidine 800 mg tablets BP SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Cimetidine tablets 200 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine tablets 400 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine tablets 800 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine tablets BP 200 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine tablets BP 200 mg, Zabcid 200 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine tablets BP 400 mg | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine tablets BP 400 mg, Zabcid 400 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cimetidine tablets BP 800 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Cimetidine tablets BP 800 mg, Zabcid 800 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tagamet 800 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Tagamet syrup, Cimetidine 200 mg / 5 ml syrup SPC | – |
Other groups of the same level
- A02BA02 ranitidine 9 medicines
- A02BA03 famotidine 4 medicines
- A02BA04 nizatidine 4 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- French: A02BA01 cimétidine
- German: A02BA01 Cimetidin
- German: A02BA01 Cimetidin
- Polish: A02BA01 Cymetydyna
- Turkish: A02BA01 simetidin
- Portuguese (Brazil): A02BA01 Cimetidina
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 A02BA01
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