A08AB Peripherally acting antiobesity products
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: weight loss medicines
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 9 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 4 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 2 prescription only (POM)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Orlistat – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
- A08 Antiobesity preparations, excl. diet products 13 medicines
- A08A Antiobesity preparations, excl. diet products 13 medicines
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A08AB Peripherally acting antiobesity products 9 medicines
- A08AB01 orlistat 9 medicines
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A08AB Peripherally acting antiobesity products 9 medicines
- A08A Antiobesity preparations, excl. diet products 13 medicines
- A08 Antiobesity preparations, excl. diet products 13 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Alli (previously Orlistat GSK) SPC (A08AB01 orlistat) | – |
| Alli 60 mg hard capsules SPC (A08AB01 orlistat) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Beacita 120 mg capsules, hard SPC no longer supplied (A08AB01 orlistat) | – |
| Beacita 60 mg capsules hard SPC no longer supplied (A08AB01 orlistat) | – |
| Orlistat 120 mg hard capsules SPC (A08AB01 orlistat) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Orlistat 60 mg capsules hard SPC (A08AB01 orlistat) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Orlistat Mylan 60 mg capsules hard SPC (A08AB01 orlistat) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Orlos 60 mg hard capsules, Orlistat 60 mg hard capsules SPC (A08AB01 orlistat) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Xenical 120 mg hard capsules SPC (A08AB01 orlistat) | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- A08AA Centrally acting antiobesity products 2 medicines
- A08AX Other antiobesity drugs 2 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: A08AB Periferně působící léčiva k terapii obezity
- French: A08AB médicaments contre l'obésité à action périphérique
- German: A08AB Peripher wirkende Antiadiposita
- Spanish: A08AB PREPARADOS CONTRA LA OBESIDAD DE ACCION PERIFERICA
- German: A08AB Peripher wirkende Antiadiposita
- Polish: A08AB Leki działające obwodowo w leczeniu otyłości
- Turkish: A08AB Periferik etkili antiobezite ürünleri
- Portuguese (Brazil): A08AB Fármacos de acção periférica utilizados no tratamento da obesidade
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 A08AB
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