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A07E Intestinal antiinflammatory agents

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for inflammation of the bowel, e.g. Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 76 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. A07E Intestinal antiinflammatory agents 76 medicines
        1. A07EA Corticosteroids acting locally 18 medicines
        2. A07EB Antiallergic intestinal antiinflammatory drugs, excl. corticosteroids 5 medicines
        3. A07EC Aminosalicylic acid and similar agents 52 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Asacol 400 mg MR tablets SPC no longer supplied (A07EC02 mesalazine) –
Asacol 800 mg MR tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Budenofalk 2 mg / dose rectal foam SPC (A07EA06 budesonide) Prescription only (POM)
Budenofalk 3 mg gastro-resistant capsules SPC (A07EA06 budesonide) Prescription only (POM)
Budenofalk 9 mg gastro-resistant granules SPC (A07EA06 budesonide) Prescription only (POM)
Budesonide 3 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (A07EA06 budesonide) –
Budesonide CR 3 mg capsules SPC (A07EA06 budesonide) Prescription only (POM)
Budesonide DR. Falk Pharma 4 mg suppositories (A07EA06 budesonide) Prescription only (POM)
Clipper 5 mg Gastroresistant prolonged-release tablets SPC (A07EA07 beclometasone) Prescription only (POM)
Colazide 750 mg capsules (A07EC04 balsalazide) Prescription only (POM)
Colifoam 10% w/w rectal foam SPC no longer supplied (A07EA02 hydrocortisone) –
Cortiment 9 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A07EA06 budesonide) Prescription only (POM)
Dipentum 250 mg capsules,Olsalazine Sodium 250 mg capsules (A07EC03 olsalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Dipentum 250 mg hard capsules,Olsalazine Sodium 250 mg hard capsules (A07EC03 olsalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Dipentum 500 mg tablets, Olsalazine Sodium 500 mg tablets (A07EC03 olsalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Entocort CR 3 mg capsules SPC (A07EA06 budesonide) Prescription only (POM)
Entocort enema SPC –
Jorveza 0.5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (A07EA06 budesonide) Prescription only (POM)
Jorveza 1 mg orodispersible tablets (A07EA06 budesonide) Prescription only (POM)
Kinpeygo 4 mg modified-release hard capsules (A07EA06 budesonide) Prescription only (POM)
Mesalazine 1 g suppositories, Pentasa 1 g suppositories (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Mesalazine Tillotts 1 g suppositories SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Mesalazine Tillotts 400 mg modified-release tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Mesalazine Tillotts 800 mg modified-release tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Mezavant XL 1200 mg gastro-resistant prolonged-release tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Nalcrom 100 mg capsules (A07EB01 cromoglicic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Nalcrom 100 mg capsules / Sodium Cromoglicate 100 mg capsules (A07EB01 cromoglicic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Octasa 1 g suppositories SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Octasa 1600 mg modified-release tablets (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Octasa 400 mg MR tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Octasa 800 mg MR tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Olsalazine Sodium 250 mg capsules (A07EC03 olsalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Olsalazine Sodium 250 mg capsules,Dipentum 250 mg capsules (A07EC03 olsalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Olsalazine Sodium 250 mg hard capsules (A07EC03 olsalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Olsalazine Sodium 500 mg tablets (A07EC03 olsalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Olsalazine Sodium 500 mg tablets, Dipentum 500 mg tablets (A07EC03 olsalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa 1 g Slow release tablets (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa 1 g suppositories (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa 1 g suppositories, Mesalazine 1 g suppositories (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa 500 mg Slow release tablets (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa Mesalazine 1 g enema (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa Mesalazine enema 1 g SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa prolonged release granules 2 g sachet (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa sachet 1 g prolonged release granules (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa sachet 4 g prolonged-release granules SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa sachets 2 g prolonged-release granules SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa suppositories 1 g SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) Prescription only (POM)
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)
Zyduco XL 1200 mg gastro-resistant prolonged-release tablets SPC (A07EC02 mesalazine) 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 A07E

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