Patient info

A12 Mineral supplements

ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: minerals, e.g. calcium, potassium or magnesium

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 51 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A12 Mineral supplements 51 medicines
      1. A12A Calcium supplements 21 medicines
      2. A12B Potassium supplements 9 medicines
      3. A12C Other mineral supplements 21 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Accrete D3 film-coated tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Adcal 1500 mg chewable tablets SPC (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Adcal-D3 chewable tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) –
Adcal-D3 Dissolve 1500 mg/400 IU effervescent tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Anosumag 243 mg powder for oral solution SPC (A12CC05 magnesium aspartate) –
Cacit 500 mg effervescent tablets no longer supplied (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) –
Cacit D3 effervescent granules 500 mg/440 IU SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) –
Calci-D 1000 mg/1000 IU chewable tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcichew - D3 chewable tablets (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcichew 500 mg chewable tablets SPC (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) With or without prescription
Calcichew 500 mg chewable tablets, Mastical 500 mg chewable tablets (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcichew D3 Forte chewable tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcichew Forte chewable tablets (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcichew-D3 1000 mg / 800 IU once daily chewable tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcium 500 mg effervescent tablets, Cacit 500 mg effervescent tablets no longer supplied (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) –
Calcium Carbonate 500 mg chewable tablets, Calcichew 500 mg chewable tablets (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) With or without prescription
Calcium Lactate tablets BP 300 mg SPC not available (A12AA05 calcium lactate) –
Calcium with Ergocalciferol tablets BP SPC no longer supplied (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) –
Calfovit D3 1200 mg / 800 I.U. powder for oral suspension SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) –
Calvive 1000 effervescent tablets SPC (A12AA20 calcium (different salts in combination)) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Cystopurin SPC (A12BA02 potassium citrate) General sale (GSL)
Defaspmag 10 mmol (243 mg) soluble tablets SPC (A12CC30 magnesium (different salts in combination)) –
Effervescent Calcium Gluconate tablets BP 1 g SPC (A12AA03 calcium gluconate) General sale (GSL)
Kay-cee-L syrup SPC no longer supplied (A12BA01 potassium chloride) –
Magnaspartate 243 mg powder for oral solution SPC (A12CC05 magnesium aspartate) Prescription only (POM)
Magnesium 4 mmol chewable tablets SPC (A12CC Magnesium supplements, alimentary tract and metabolism) –
Magnesium Kora Healthcare 4 mmol (97 mg) tablets SPC (A12CC04 magnesium citrate) –
Magnesium Sulfate 10% w/v solution for injection or infusion SPC (A12CC02 magnesium sulfate) –
Magnesium Sulfate 20% w/v solution for injection/infusion SPC (A12CC02 magnesium sulfate) –
Magnesium Sulfate 50%w/v solution for injection/infusion SPC (A12CC02 magnesium sulfate) –
Magnesium Sulfate injection BP 20%w/v SPC (A12CC02 magnesium sulfate) –
Magnesium Sulfate injection BP 50% w/v SPC (A12CC02 magnesium sulfate) –
Magnesium Sulfate injection BP Minijet 50% w/v solution for injection SPC (A12CC02 magnesium sulfate) –
Natecal D3 600 mg + 400 I.U. chewable tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Phosphate Sandoz effervescent tablets SPC (A12CX Other mineral products) General sale (GSL)
Potassium Citrate Mixture SPC (A12BA02 potassium citrate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Renodyra 1080 mg modified-release tablets (A12BA02 potassium citrate) Prescription only (POM)
Sando-K SPC (A12BA30 potassium (different salts in combination)) –
Selenase 100 micrograms oral solution (50 micrograms / ml) SPC (A12CE02 sodium selenite) Prescription only (POM)
Selenase 100 micrograms solution for injection (50 micrograms / ml) SPC (A12CE02 sodium selenite) Prescription only (POM)
Selenase 500 micrograms solution for injection (50 micrograms / ml) SPC (A12CE02 sodium selenite) Prescription only (POM)
Selenium 10 micrograms / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A12CE02 sodium selenite) Prescription only (POM)
Sibnayal SPC (A12BA30 potassium (different salts in combination)) Prescription only (POM)
Sibnayal 24 meq prolonged-release granules SPC (A12BA30 potassium (different salts in combination)) Prescription only (POM)
Sibnayal 8 meq prolonged-release granules SPC (A12BA30 potassium (different salts in combination)) Prescription only (POM)
Slow Sodium SPC (A12CA01 sodium chloride) General sale (GSL)
Slow-K 600 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A12BA01 potassium chloride) –
Sodium Chloride 1 mmol/ml oral solution SPC (A12CA01 sodium chloride) –
Syrisal 1 mmol/ml oral solution SPC (A12CA01 sodium chloride) Prescription only (POM)
Zinc 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A12CB02 zinc gluconate) –
Zinc Sulfate capsules 220 mg SPC (A12CB01 zinc sulfate) Pharmacy medicine (P)

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 A12

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