A07B Intestinal adsorbents
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for diarrhoea and inflammation of the bowel
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 8 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 4 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
- A07 Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents 141 medicines
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A07B Intestinal adsorbents 8 medicines
- A07BA Charcoal preparations, intestinal absorbents 5 medicines
- A07BB Bismuth preparations, intestinal adsorbents 2 medicines
- A07BC Other intestinal adsorbents 1 medicine
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A07B Intestinal adsorbents 8 medicines
- A07 Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents 141 medicines
Active substances in the group
- Activated charcoal 4 medicines
- Bismuth subsalicylate 2 medicines
- Kaolin 1 medicine
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Actidose-aqua Advance SPC no longer supplied (A07BA01 medicinal charcoal) | – |
| Activated Charcoal 200 mg/ml oral suspension SPC (A07BA01 medicinal charcoal) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Carbomix 50 g granules for oral suspension SPC (A07BA01 medicinal charcoal) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| J.L. Braggs Medicinal Charcoal powder B.P.C SPC (A07BA01 medicinal charcoal) | – |
| J.L. Braggs Medicinal Charcoal tablets BPC 1934 300 mg SPC (A07BA01 medicinal charcoal) | General sale (GSL) |
| K/L Poultice (Kaolin Poultice BP) SPC not available (A07BC02 kaolin) | – |
| Pepti-calm 525.6 mg/30 ml oral suspension SPC (A07BB Bismuth preparations, intestinal adsorbents) | – |
| Pepto-bismol 17.5 mg / ml oral suspension SPC (A07BB Bismuth preparations, intestinal adsorbents) | General sale (GSL) |
Other groups of the same level
- A07A Intestinal antiinfectives 15 medicines
- A07C Electrolytes with carbohydrates, antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents 1 medicine
- A07D Antipropulsives 35 medicines
- A07E Intestinal antiinflammatory agents 76 medicines
- A07X Other antidiarrheals 5 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: A07B Střevní adsorbencia
- French: A07B adsorbants intestinaux
- German: A07B INTESTINALE ADSORBENZIEN
- Spanish: A07B ADSORBENTES INTESTINALES
- German: A07B INTESTINALE ADSORBENZIEN
- Italian: A07B ADSORBENTI INTESTINALI
- Polish: A07B Adsorbcja jelitowa
- Turkish: A07B BAĞIRSAK ADSORBENTLERİ
- Portuguese (Brazil): A07B ADSORVENTES INTESTINAIS
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 A07B
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