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A07 Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents

ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: medicines for diarrhoea and inflammation of the bowel

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 141 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A07 Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents 141 medicines
      1. A07A Intestinal antiinfectives 15 medicines
      2. A07B Intestinal adsorbents 8 medicines
      3. A07C Electrolytes with carbohydrates, antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents 1 medicine
      4. A07D Antipropulsives 35 medicines
      5. A07E Intestinal antiinflammatory agents 76 medicines
      6. A07X Other antidiarrheals 5 medicines

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Predfoam, Prednisolone 20 mg / dose rectal foam SPC (A07EA01 prednisolone) Prescription only (POM)
Prednisolone 20 mg / 100 ml rectal solution (A07EA01 prednisolone) Prescription only (POM)
Prednisolone 20 mg / 100 ml rectal solution, Predenema SPC (A07EA01 prednisolone) Prescription only (POM)
Prednisolone 20 mg / dose rectal foam (A07EA01 prednisolone) Prescription only (POM)
Prednisolone 5 mg suppositories SPC (A07EA01 prednisolone) Prescription only (POM)
Salazopyrin EN-tabs SPC (A07EC01 sulfasalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salazopyrin EN-tabs 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets (A07EC01 sulfasalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salcrozine 1000 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salcrozine 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salcrozine 500 mg suppositories SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 1 g gastro-resistant tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 1 g suppositories SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 1 g/actuation rectal foam SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 1.5 g gastro-resistant prolonged release granules (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 1000 mg gastro-resistant prolonged-release granules SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 250 mg tablets SPC not available (A07EC02 mesalazine) –
Salofalk 3 g gastro-resistant prolonged-release granules SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 500 mg gastro-resistant prolonged-release granules SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 500 mg suppositories SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk enema 2 g SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Sodium Cromoglicate 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A07EB01 cromoglicic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Sodium Cromoglicate 100 mg capsules, Nalcrom 100 mg capsules (A07EB01 cromoglicic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Sodium Cromoglicate 100 mg hard capsules SPC (A07EB01 cromoglicic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Sulazine EC 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (A07EC01 sulfasalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Sulfasalazine 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (A07EC01 sulfasalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Sulfasalazine 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets, Sulazine E-C tablets SPC (A07EC01 sulfasalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Sulfasalazine 500 mg tablets SPC (A07EC01 sulfasalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Targaxan 550 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A07AA11 rifaximin) Prescription only (POM)
Targaxan 550 mg film-coated tablets, Rifaximin 550 mg film-coated tablets (A07AA11 rifaximin) Prescription only (POM)
Tesco Healthcare Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules hard, Loperamide 2 mg hard capsules SPC (A07DA03 loperamide) With or without prescription
Tillomed Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules SPC (A07DA03 loperamide) With or without prescription
Travyc 200 mg modified-release tablets SPC (A07AA13 rifamycin) –
Truberzi SPC no longer supplied –
Vancomycin 125 mg hard capsules SPC (A07AA09 vancomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Vancomycin 250 mg hard capsules SPC (A07AA09 vancomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Vancomycin capsules 125 mg SPC (A07AA09 vancomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Vancomycin capsules 250 mg (A07AA09 vancomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Vaprino 100 mg capsules hard (A07XA04 racecadotril) –
Xifaxanta 200 mg film-coated tablets (A07AA11 rifaximin) Prescription only (POM)
Zyduco XL 1200 mg gastro-resistant prolonged-release tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)

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 A07

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