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A06AX04 linaclotide

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: laxatives, medicines for constipation

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 1 medicine in this group.

Active substance: Linaclotide – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A06 Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
      1. A06A Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
        1. A06AX Other drugs for constipation 16 medicines
          1. A06AX04 linaclotide 1 medicine

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Constella 290 micrograms hard capsules 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 A06AX04

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