Patient info Search Menu

B01AE Direct thrombin inhibitors

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: blood thinners, medicines against blood clots

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 32 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  1. B Blood and blood forming organ drugs 1,013 medicines
    1. B01 Antithrombotic agents 447 medicines
      1. B01A Antithrombotic agents 445 medicines
        1. B01AE Direct thrombin inhibitors 32 medicines
          1. B01AE01 desirudin 1 medicine
          2. B01AE02 lepirudin 1 medicine
          3. B01AE03 argatroban 3 medicines
          4. B01AE06 bivalirudin 2 medicines
          5. B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate 25 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
Angiox SPC no longer supplied (B01AE06 bivalirudin) –
Argatroban 1 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (B01AE03 argatroban) –
Bivalirudin 250 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection or infusion SPC (B01AE06 bivalirudin) –
Dabigatran Etexilate 110 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate 150 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate 75 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate Accord 110 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate Accord 150 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate Accord 75 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate Krka 110 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate Krka 150 mg hard capsules (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate Krka 75 mg hard capsules (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate Sandoz 110 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate Sandoz 150 mg hard capsules (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Dabigatran Etexilate Sandoz 75 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Exembol 1 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (B01AE03 argatroban) Prescription only (POM)
Exembol multidose 100 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (B01AE03 argatroban) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa 110 mg coated granules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa 110 mg hard capsules (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa 150 mg coated granules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa 150 mg hard capsules (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa 20 mg coated granules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa 30 mg coated granules (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa 40 mg coated granules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa 50 mg coated granules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa 6.25 mg / ml powder and solvent for oral solution SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Pradaxa 75 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Praxada 110 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Praxada 150 mg hard capsules SPC (B01AE07 dabigatran etexilate) Prescription only (POM)
Refludan SPC no longer supplied (B01AE02 lepirudin) –
Revasc SPC (B01AE01 desirudin) –

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 B01AE

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.