Patient info

A05A Bile therapy drugs

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for the liver and gallbladder

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 30 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A05 Bile and liver therapy drugs 30 medicines
      1. A05A Bile therapy drugs 30 medicines
        1. A05AA Bile acids and derivatives for bile therapy 29 medicines
        2. A05AX Other drugs for bile therapy 1 medicine

1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Bilheptil 500 mg hard capsules SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) –
Bylvay 1200 micrograms hard capsule SPC (A05AX Other drugs for bile therapy) Prescription only (POM)
Chenodeoxycholic acid Leadiant (previously known as Chenodeoxycholic acid sigma-tau) SPC (A05AA01 chenodeoxycholic acid) –
Chenodeoxycholic Acid Leadiant 250 mg hard capsules SPC (A05AA01 chenodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Cholurso 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Cholurso 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Destolit 150 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) –
Flowspi 250 mg capsules hard, Ursodeoxycholic Acid 250 mg hard capsules SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Kolbam SPC no longer supplied (A05AA03 cholic acid) –
Ocaliva 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A05AA04 obeticholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ocaliva 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A05AA04 obeticholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Orphacol 250 mg hard capsule SPC (A05AA03 cholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Orphacol 50 mg hard capsule SPC (A05AA03 cholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Urdox 300 mg film-coated tablets, Ursodeoxycholic Acid 300 mg film-coated tablets (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursodeoxycholic Acid 150 mg tablets SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursodeoxycholic Acid 250 mg capsules, hard SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursodeoxycholic Acid 300 mg tablets SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursodeoxycholic Acid 450 mg tablets SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) –
Ursodeoxycholic Acid 500 mg capsules, hard SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursodeoxycholic Acid capsules 250 mg, Ursogal capsules 250 mg SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursodeoxycholic Acid Glenmark 250 mg hard capsule SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursodeoxycholic Acid tablets 150 mg, Ursogal tablets 150 mg SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursofalk 250 mg / 5 ml suspension (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursofalk 250 mg capsules (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursofalk 250 mg hard capsules SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursofalk 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursofalk 500 mg film-coated tablets, Ursodeoxycholic Acid 500 mg film-coated tablets (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursonorm 250 mg capsules hard SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursonorm 400 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ursonorm 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A05AA02 ursodeoxycholic acid) Prescription only (POM)

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 A05A

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