Patient info

A16 Other alimentary tract and metabolism products

ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: medicines for rare metabolic diseases

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 95 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A16 Other alimentary tract and metabolism products 95 medicines
      1. A16A Other alimentary tract and metabolism products 95 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Aldurazyme 100 U/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB05 laronidase) Prescription only (POM)
Ammonaps 500 mg tablets SPC (A16AX03 sodium phenylbutyrate) Prescription only (POM)
Brineura SPC (A16AB Enzymes for alimentary tract and metabolism) Prescription only (POM)
Brineura 150 mg solution for infusion SPC (A16AB17 cerliponase alfa) Prescription only (POM)
Carbaglu SPC (A16AA05 carglumic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Carbaglu 200 mg dispersible tablets SPC (A16AA05 carglumic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Carglumic Acid Waymade 200 mg dispersible tablets SPC (A16AA05 carglumic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Carnitor 1 g chewable tablets / Levocarnitine 1 g chewable tablets not available (A16AA01 levocarnitine) –
Carnitor 1 g oral solution no longer supplied (A16AA01 levocarnitine) –
Carnitor 1 g solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (A16AA01 levocarnitine) –
Cerdelga 21 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX10 eliglustat) Prescription only (POM)
Cerdelga 84 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX10 eliglustat) Prescription only (POM)
Cerezyme 400 units powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB02 imiglucerase) Prescription only (POM)
Cufence SPC (A16A Other alimentary tract and metabolism products) Prescription only (POM)
Cufence 100 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX12 trientine) Prescription only (POM)
Cufence 200 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX12 trientine) Prescription only (POM)
Cuprior SPC (A16AX Various alimentary tract and metabolism products) Prescription only (POM)
Cuprior 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A16AX12 trientine) Prescription only (POM)
Cystadane SPC (A16AA06 betaine) –
Cystadane 1 g oral powder SPC (A16AA06 betaine) Prescription only (POM)
Cystagon 150 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AA04 mercaptamine) Prescription only (POM)
Cystagon 50 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AA04 mercaptamine) Prescription only (POM)
Elaprase 2 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB09 idursulfase) Prescription only (POM)
Fabrazyme 35 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB04 agalsidase beta) Prescription only (POM)
Fabrazyme 5 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB04 agalsidase beta) Prescription only (POM)
Galafold 123 mg hard capsules (A16AX Various alimentary tract and metabolism products) Prescription only (POM)
Givlaari 189 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (A16AX16 givosiran) Prescription only (POM)
Kanuma 2 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC Prescription only (POM)
Kuvan 100 mg powder for oral solution SPC no longer supplied (A16AX07 sapropterin) –
Kuvan 100 mg soluble tablets SPC no longer supplied (A16AX07 sapropterin) –
Kuvan 500 mg powder for oral solution SPC no longer supplied (A16AX07 sapropterin) –
Lamzede 10 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB15 velmanase alfa) Prescription only (POM)
Levocarnitine 1 g chewable tablets, Carnitor 1 g chewable tablets not available (A16AA01 levocarnitine) –
Levocarnitine 1 g oral solution, Carnitor 1 g oral solution (A16AA01 levocarnitine) Prescription only (POM)
Levocarnitine 1 g solution for injection SPC (A16AA01 levocarnitine) Prescription only (POM)
Levocarnitine paediatric 30% oral solution, Carnitor paediatric 30% oral solution (A16AA01 levocarnitine) Prescription only (POM)
Mepsevii SPC (A16AB18 vestronidase alfa) Prescription only (POM)
Mepsevii 2 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB18 vestronidase alfa) Prescription only (POM)
Miglustat 100 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX06 miglustat) Prescription only (POM)
Miglustat Dipharma SPC (A16AX06 miglustat) –
Miglustat Dipharma 100 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX06 miglustat) Prescription only (POM)
Miglustat Gen.Orph 100 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX06 miglustat) Prescription only (POM)
Myalepta 11.3 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (A16AA Amino acids and derivatives) Prescription only (POM)
Myalepta 3 mg powder for solution for injection. (A16AA07 metreleptin) Prescription only (POM)
Myalepta 5.8 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (A16AA07 metreleptin) Prescription only (POM)
Myozyme SPC (A16AB07 alglucosidase alfa) Prescription only (POM)
Myozyme 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB07 alglucosidase alfa) Prescription only (POM)
Naglazyme 1 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB Enzymes for alimentary tract and metabolism) Prescription only (POM)
Nitisinone 10 mg hard capsules (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Nitisinone 2 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Nitisinone 5 mg hard capsules (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Nitisinone Dipharma 10 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Nitisinone Dipharma 2 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Nitisinone Dipharma 20 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Nitisinone Dipharma 5 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Nitisinone MDK (previously Nitisinone MendeliKABS) SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) –
Nitisinone MDK 10 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Nitisinone MDK 2 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Nityr 10 mg tablets SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) –
Opfolda 65 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX06 miglustat) Prescription only (POM)
Orfadin 10 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Orfadin 2 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Orfadin 20 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Orfadin 4 mg / ml oral suspension SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Orfadin 5 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX04 nitisinone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxlumo SPC (A16AX18 lumasiran) Prescription only (POM)
Oxlumo 94.5 mg / 0.5 ml solution for injection SPC (A16AX18 lumasiran) Prescription only (POM)
Palynziq SPC (A16AB19 pegvaliase) –
Pheburane 350 mg/ml oral solution (A16AX03 sodium phenylbutyrate) Prescription only (POM)
Procysbi 25 mg gastro-resistant hard capsules SPC (A16AA04 mercaptamine) Prescription only (POM)
Procysbi 300 mg gastro-resistant granules SPC (A16AA04 mercaptamine) Prescription only (POM)
Procysbi 75 mg gastro-resistant granules SPC (A16AA04 mercaptamine) Prescription only (POM)
Procysbi 75 mg gastro-resistant hard capsules SPC (A16AA04 mercaptamine) Prescription only (POM)
Ravicti 1.1 g/ml oral liquid SPC (A16AX09 glycerol phenylbutyrate) Prescription only (POM)
Replagal 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (A16AB03 agalsidase alfa) –
Revestive 5 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC (A16AX08 teduglutide) Prescription only (POM)
Sapropterin Dihydrochloride 100 mg powder for oral solution SPC (A16AX07 sapropterin) –
Sapropterin Dihydrochloride 100 mg soluble tablets SPC (A16AX07 sapropterin) Prescription only (POM)
Sapropterin Dihydrochloride 500 mg powder for oral solution SPC (A16AX07 sapropterin) –
Strensiq 100 mg / ml solution for injection (A16AB13 asfotase alfa) Prescription only (POM)
Strensiq 40 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (A16AB Enzymes for alimentary tract and metabolism) –
Teduglutide 5 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC (A16AX08 teduglutide) Prescription only (POM)
Teduglutide Cipla 5 mg/vial powder and solvent for solution for injection (A16AX08 teduglutide) Prescription only (POM)
Trientine 200 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX12 trientine) Prescription only (POM)
Trientine Dihydrochloride Tillomed 250 mg capsules SPC (A16AX12 trientine) Prescription only (POM)
Ucedane SPC (A16AA05 carglumic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ucedane 200 mg dispersible tablets SPC (A16AA05 carglumic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Vimizim 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB12 elosulfase alfa) Prescription only (POM)
Vpriv SPC (A16AB10 velaglucerase alfa) Prescription only (POM)
Vpriv 400 units powder for solution for infusion SPC (A16AB10 velaglucerase alfa) Prescription only (POM)
Wilzin 25 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX05 zinc acetate) Prescription only (POM)
Wilzin 50 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX05 zinc acetate) Prescription only (POM)
Xermelo 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A16A Other alimentary tract and metabolism products) Prescription only (POM)
Yargesa 100 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX06 miglustat) Prescription only (POM)
Zavesca 100 mg capsules SPC (A16AX06 miglustat) 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 A16

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