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A10BB Sulfonylureas for blood glucose lowering

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for diabetes other than insulin

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 54 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

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  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A10 Drugs used in diabetes 589 medicines
      1. A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins 472 medicines
        1. A10BB Sulfonylureas for blood glucose lowering 54 medicines
          1. A10BB01 glibenclamide 10 medicines
          2. A10BB03 tolbutamide 3 medicines
          3. A10BB07 glipizide 2 medicines
          4. A10BB09 gliclazide 35 medicines
          5. A10BB12 glimepiride 4 medicines

8 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
A Mglidia 0.6 mg / ml oral suspension with 1 ml oral syringe SPC (A10BB01 glibenclamide) Prescription only (POM)
A Mglidia 6 mg / ml oral suspension with 5 ml oral syringe SPC no longer supplied (A10BB01 glibenclamide) –
Amglidia SPC (A10BB01 glibenclamide) Prescription only (POM)
Bilxona 30 mg modified-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BB09 gliclazide) –
Bilxona 60 mg modified-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BB09 gliclazide) –
Dacadis MR 30 mg modified-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BB09 gliclazide) –
Diamicron 30 mg MR tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Diamicron 80 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BB09 gliclazide) –
Diamicron MR 30 mg tablets (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Edicil MR 30 mg modified-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Glibenclamide 2.5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BB01 glibenclamide) –
Glibenclamide 2.5 mg tablets BP, Liamid 2.5 mg tablets, Gliken 2.5 mg tablets no longer supplied (A10BB01 glibenclamide) –
Glibenclamide 5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BB01 glibenclamide) –
Glibenclamide tablets 2.5 mg SPC no longer supplied (A10BB01 glibenclamide) –
Glibenclamide tablets 5.0 mg no longer supplied (A10BB01 glibenclamide) –
Gliclazide 160 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BB09 gliclazide) –
Gliclazide 30 mg modified release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide 40 mg tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide 60 mg modified release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide 80 mg tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide 80 mg tablets, Diabrezide SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide 80 mg tablets, Glimil tablets (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide Accord 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide Accord-UK 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide Accord-UK 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide Rivopharm 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide Rivopharm 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide tablets 80 mg BP SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide tablets BP 80 mg SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Gliclazide Teva 30 mg modified-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Glimepiride 1 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BB12 glimepiride) –
Glimepiride 2 mg tablets SPC (A10BB12 glimepiride) Prescription only (POM)
Glimepiride 3 mg tablets SPC (A10BB12 glimepiride) Prescription only (POM)
Glimepiride 4 mg tablets SPC (A10BB12 glimepiride) Prescription only (POM)
Glipizide tablets 5 mg SPC (A10BB07 glipizide) Prescription only (POM)
Glydex 160 mg tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Laaglyda MR 60 mg modified-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Lamzarin 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Lamzarin 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Malix tablets 2.5 mg no longer supplied (A10BB01 glibenclamide) –
Malix tablets 5.0 mg SPC no longer supplied (A10BB01 glibenclamide) –
Minodiab 5 mg tablets SPC (A10BB07 glipizide) Prescription only (POM)
Nazdol MR 30 mg modified-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Tolbutamide 500 mg tablets SPC (A10BB03 tolbutamide) Prescription only (POM)
Tolbutamide tablets 500 mg, Glyconon SPC (A10BB03 tolbutamide) Prescription only (POM)
Tolbutamide tablets BP 500 mg SPC no longer supplied (A10BB03 tolbutamide) –
Vamju 30 mg modified release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BB09 gliclazide) –
Vamju 60 mg modified release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BB09 gliclazide) –
Xywin 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Xywin 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Ziclaseg 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) Prescription only (POM)
Zicron PR 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BB09 gliclazide) 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 A10BB

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