A16AA01 levocarnitine
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for rare metabolic diseases
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 7 medicines in this group.
- 3 prescription only (POM)
- 4 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Levocarnitine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
- A16 Other alimentary tract and metabolism products 95 medicines
- A16A Other alimentary tract and metabolism products 95 medicines
- A16AA Amino acids and derivatives 23 medicines
- A16AA01 levocarnitine 7 medicines
- A16AA Amino acids and derivatives 23 medicines
- A16A Other alimentary tract and metabolism products 95 medicines
- A16 Other alimentary tract and metabolism products 95 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Carnitor 1 g chewable tablets / Levocarnitine 1 g chewable tablets not available | – |
| Carnitor 1 g oral solution no longer supplied | – |
| Carnitor 1 g solution for injection SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Levocarnitine 1 g chewable tablets, Carnitor 1 g chewable tablets not available | – |
| Levocarnitine 1 g oral solution, Carnitor 1 g oral solution | Prescription only (POM) |
| Levocarnitine 1 g solution for injection SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Levocarnitine paediatric 30% oral solution, Carnitor paediatric 30% oral solution | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- A16AA04 mercaptamine 6 medicines
- A16AA05 carglumic acid 5 medicines
- A16AA06 betaine 2 medicines
- A16AA07 metreleptin 3 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: A16AA01 Levokarnitin
- French: A16AA01 lévocarnitine
- German: A16AA01 Levocarnitin
- Spanish: A16AA01 Carnitina
- German: A16AA01 Levocarnitin
- Italian: A16AA01 LEVOCARNITINA
- Turkish: A16AA01 levokarnitin
- Portuguese (Brazil): A16AA01 Levocarnitina
- German (Switzerland): A16AA01 Levocarnitin
- French (Switzerland): A16AA01 Lévocarnitine
- Italian (Switzerland): A16AA01 Levocarnitina
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 A16AA01
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