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A02BA03 famotidine

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 4 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Famotidine – 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. 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. A02BA03 famotidine 4 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Famotidine 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Famotidine 20 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Famotidine 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Famotidine 40 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)

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 A02BA03

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