Patient info

A16AX Various alimentary tract and metabolism products

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 50 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. A16AX Various alimentary tract and metabolism products 50 medicines
          1. A16AX03 sodium phenylbutyrate 2 medicines
          2. A16AX04 nitisinone 16 medicines
          3. A16AX05 zinc acetate 2 medicines
          4. A16AX06 miglustat 7 medicines
          5. A16AX07 sapropterin 6 medicines
          6. A16AX08 teduglutide 3 medicines
          7. A16AX09 glycerol phenylbutyrate 1 medicine
          8. A16AX10 eliglustat 2 medicines
          9. A16AX12 trientine 5 medicines
          10. A16AX14 migalastat 1 medicine
          11. A16AX15 telotristat 1 medicine
          12. A16AX16 givosiran 1 medicine
          13. A16AX18 lumasiran 2 medicines

6 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
Ammonaps 500 mg tablets SPC (A16AX03 sodium phenylbutyrate) Prescription only (POM)
Cerdelga 21 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX10 eliglustat) Prescription only (POM)
Cerdelga 84 mg hard capsules SPC (A16AX10 eliglustat) 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 Prescription only (POM)
Cuprior 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A16AX12 trientine) Prescription only (POM)
Galafold 123 mg hard capsules Prescription only (POM)
Givlaari 189 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (A16AX16 givosiran) 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) –
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)
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)
Pheburane 350 mg/ml oral solution (A16AX03 sodium phenylbutyrate) Prescription only (POM)
Ravicti 1.1 g/ml oral liquid SPC (A16AX09 glycerol phenylbutyrate) Prescription only (POM)
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) –
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)
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 (A16AX15 telotristat) 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 A16AX

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