A10BG Thiazolidinediones, blood glucose lowering drugs

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

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. A10BG Thiazolidinediones, blood glucose lowering drugs 39 medicines
      1. A10BG02 rosiglitazone 1 medicine
      2. A10BG03 pioglitazone 38 medicines

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

Active substances in the group

Pioglitazone 38 medicines
Rosiglitazone 1 medicine

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

Medicine	Legal category
Actos SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Actos 15 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Actos 30 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Actos 45 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Avandia SPC no longer supplied (A10BG02 rosiglitazone)	–
Glidipion (previously Pioglitazone Actavis Group) SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Glustin SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Paglitaz SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone 15 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone 30 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone 45 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Accord 15 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Accord 30 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Accord 45 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Actavis SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone Brown & Burk UK Ltd 15 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Brown & Burk UK Ltd 30 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Brown & Burk UK Ltd 45 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Hydrochloride 30 mg tablets (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Hydrochloride 45 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Krka SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone Morningside 15 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone Morningside 30 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone Morningside 45 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone Mylan 15 mg tablets (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Mylan 30 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Mylan 45 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Sandoz 15 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone Sandoz 30 mg tablets no longer supplied (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone Sandoz 45 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone Teva SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone Teva 15 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Teva 30 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Teva 45 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Teva Pharma SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–
Pioglitazone Torrent 15 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Torrent 30 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone Torrent 45 mg tablets SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	Prescription only (POM)
Sepioglin SPC (A10BG03 pioglitazone)	–

Other groups of the same level

A10BA Biguanide blood glucose lower drugs 112 medicines
A10BB Sulfonylureas for blood glucose lowering 54 medicines
A10BD Combinations of oral blood glucose lowering drugs 89 medicines
A10BF Alpha glucosidase inhibitors, blood glucose lowering 2 medicines
A10BH Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors for blood glucose lowering 83 medicines
A10BJ Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues 47 medicines
A10BK Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors 21 medicines
A10BX Other blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins 25 medicines

Other names of the ATC group

Czech: A10BG Thiazolidindiony
French: A10BG thiazolinediones
German: A10BG Thiazolidindione
Spanish: A10BG Tiazolidinodionas (antidiabeticos orales)
German: A10BG Thiazolidindione
Italian: A10BG Tiazolidinedioni
Polish: A10BG Tiazolidynodiony
Turkish: A10BG Tiazolidindionlar, kan şekerini düşürücü ilaçlar
Portuguese (Brazil): A10BG Tiazolidinodionas
German (Switzerland): A10BG Thiazolidindione
French (Switzerland): A10BG Thiazolinediones
Italian (Switzerland): A10BG Tiazolidinedioni
Dutch: A10BG Thiazolidinedionen, bloedglucoseverlagende middelen
English (Canada): A10BG Thiazolidinediones, blood glucose lowering drugs

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 A10BG

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