Patient info

A16AA Amino acids and derivatives

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for rare metabolic diseases

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 23 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
        1. A16AA Amino acids and derivatives 23 medicines
          1. A16AA01 levocarnitine 7 medicines
          2. A16AA04 mercaptamine 6 medicines
          3. A16AA05 carglumic acid 5 medicines
          4. A16AA06 betaine 2 medicines
          5. A16AA07 metreleptin 3 medicines

2 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
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) –
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)
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)
Myalepta 11.3 mg powder for solution for injection SPC 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)
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)
Ucedane SPC (A16AA05 carglumic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ucedane 200 mg dispersible tablets SPC (A16AA05 carglumic acid) 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 A16AA

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