A06AH01 methylnaltrexone bromide
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: laxatives, medicines for constipation
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 4 medicines in this group.
- 4 prescription only (POM)
Active substance: Methylnaltrexone bromide – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
- A06 Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
- A06A Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
- A06AH Peripheral opioid receptor antagonists 7 medicines
- A06AH01 methylnaltrexone bromide 4 medicines
- A06AH Peripheral opioid receptor antagonists 7 medicines
- A06A Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
- A06 Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Relistor SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Relistor 12 mg / 0.6 ml solution for injection SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Relistor 12 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Relistor 8 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- A06AH03 naloxegol 2 medicines
- A06AH05 naldemedine 1 medicine
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: A06AH01 Methylnaltrexonium-bromid
- French: A06AH01 bromure de méthylnaltrexone
- German: A06AH01 Methylnaltrexonbromid
- German: A06AH01 Methylnaltrexonbromid
- Italian: A06AH01 METILNALTREXONE BROMURO
- Polish: A06AH01 BROMEK METYLONALTREKSONU
- Turkish: A06AH01 metilnaltrekson bromür
- Portuguese (Brazil): A06AH01 Brometo de metilnaltrexona
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 A06AH01
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