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C01CA Adrenergic and dopaminergic cardiac stimulants

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: heart medicines

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 58 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. C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
    1. C01 Cardiac therapy drugs 288 medicines
      1. C01C Cardiac stimulants excl. cardiac glycosides 65 medicines
        1. C01CA Adrenergic and dopaminergic cardiac stimulants 58 medicines
          1. C01CA02 isoprenaline 3 medicines
          2. C01CA03 norepinephrine 5 medicines
          3. C01CA04 dopamine 5 medicines
          4. C01CA06 phenylephrine 6 medicines
          5. C01CA07 dobutamine 3 medicines
          6. C01CA09 metaraminol 5 medicines
          7. C01CA17 midodrine 9 medicines
          8. C01CA24 epinephrine 16 medicines
          9. C01CA26 ephedrine 6 medicines

19 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
Adrenaline (Epinephrine) injection BP 1:1000 for Anaphylaxis SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Adrenaline 1 mg / 10 ml (1:10 000) solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Adrenaline 1:1000 (1 mg / ml) solution for injection SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Adrenaline injection 1 mg in 10 ml in a Pre-filled syringe SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Adrenaline injection B.P. 1 in 1000 SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Adrenaline injection BP 1 in 1000 SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Adrenaline injection BP 1:1000 SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Bramox 10 mg tablets SPC (C01CA17 midodrine) Prescription only (POM)
Bramox 2.5 mg tablets SPC (C01CA17 midodrine) Prescription only (POM)
Bramox 5 mg tablets SPC (C01CA17 midodrine) Prescription only (POM)
Dilute Adrenaline injection 1 in 10 000 SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Dobutamine 12.5 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (C01CA07 dobutamine) –
Dobutamine 5 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (C01CA07 dobutamine) Prescription only (POM)
Dobutamine 5 mg / ml solution for infusion in Pre-filled syringe SPC (C01CA07 dobutamine) Prescription only (POM)
Dopamine 40 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (C01CA04 dopamine) Prescription only (POM)
Dopamine 40 mg / ml Sterile concentrate SPC (C01CA04 dopamine) Prescription only (POM)
Dopamine Hydrochloride 160 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC not available (C01CA04 dopamine) –
Dopamine Hydrochloride 40 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (C01CA04 dopamine) Prescription only (POM)
Emerade 150 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC no longer supplied (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Emerade 300 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC no longer supplied (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Emerade 500 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC no longer supplied (C01CA24 epinephrine) –
Ephedrine Hydrochloride 10 mg/ml solution for injection SPC (C01CA26 ephedrine) –
Ephedrine Hydrochloride 3 mg / ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (C01CA26 ephedrine) Prescription only (POM)
Ephedrine Hydrochloride 3 mg/ml solution for injection SPC (C01CA26 ephedrine) –
Ephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg/ml concentrate for solution for injection SPC (C01CA26 ephedrine) Prescription only (POM)
Ephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg/ml solution for injection SPC (C01CA26 ephedrine) Prescription only (POM)
Ephedrine Hydrochloride injection 3 mg per ml SPC (C01CA26 ephedrine) –
EpiPen Auto-injector 0.3 mg SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) Prescription only (POM)
EpiPen JR. Auto-injector 0.15 mg SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) Prescription only (POM)
Eurneffy 2 mg nasal spray, solution in single-dose Container SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) Prescription only (POM)
Isoprenaline Hydrochloride 0.2 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (C01CA02 isoprenaline) –
Isoprenaline Hydrochloride Tillomed 0.2 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (C01CA02 isoprenaline) –
Isoprenaline Macure 0.2 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion (C01CA02 isoprenaline) –
Jext 150 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) Prescription only (POM)
Jext 300 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC (C01CA24 epinephrine) Prescription only (POM)
Metaraminol 0.5 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (C01CA09 metaraminol) –
Metaraminol 0.5 mg / ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (C01CA09 metaraminol) Prescription only (POM)
Metaraminol 0.5 mg / ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (C01CA09 metaraminol) –
Metaraminol 10 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (C01CA09 metaraminol) Prescription only (POM)
Metaraminol 10 mg / ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (C01CA09 metaraminol) –
Midodrine 2.5 mg tablets SPC (C01CA17 midodrine) Prescription only (POM)
Midodrine 5 mg tablets SPC (C01CA17 midodrine) Prescription only (POM)
Midodrine Hydrochloride 10 mg tablets SPC (C01CA17 midodrine) Prescription only (POM)
Midodrine Hydrochloride 2.5 mg tablets SPC (C01CA17 midodrine) Prescription only (POM)
Midodrine Hydrochloride 5 mg tablets SPC (C01CA17 midodrine) Prescription only (POM)
Midotense 2.5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C01CA17 midodrine) –
Neoatricon 1.5 mg/ml solution for infusion (C01CA04 dopamine) Prescription only (POM)
Noradrenaline (Norepinephrine) 0.08 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (C01CA03 norepinephrine) –
Noradrenaline (Norepinephrine) 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (C01CA03 norepinephrine) –
Noradrenaline 0.16 mg/ml solution for infusion SPC (C01CA03 norepinephrine) –
Phenylephrine 0.08 mg/ml, solution for injection/infusion SPC not available (C01CA06 phenylephrine) –
Phenylephrine 0.1 mg/ml, solution for injection SPC (C01CA06 phenylephrine) –
Phenylephrine 10 mg/ml injection SPC (C01CA06 phenylephrine) Prescription only (POM)
Phenylephrine 10 mg/ml solution for injection or infusion no longer supplied (C01CA06 phenylephrine) –
Phenylephrine 100 micrograms / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (C01CA06 phenylephrine) Prescription only (POM)
Phenylephrine 50 micrograms / ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (C01CA06 phenylephrine) Prescription only (POM)
Sinora 0.08 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (C01CA03 norepinephrine) –
Sinora 0.16 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (C01CA03 norepinephrine) 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 C01CA

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