C01CA06 phenylephrine
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: heart medicines
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 6 medicines in this group.
- 3 prescription only (POM)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Phenylephrine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
- C01 Cardiac therapy drugs 288 medicines
- C01C Cardiac stimulants excl. cardiac glycosides 65 medicines
- C01CA Adrenergic and dopaminergic cardiac stimulants 58 medicines
- C01CA06 phenylephrine 6 medicines
- C01CA Adrenergic and dopaminergic cardiac stimulants 58 medicines
- C01C Cardiac stimulants excl. cardiac glycosides 65 medicines
- C01 Cardiac therapy drugs 288 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Phenylephrine 0.08 mg/ml, solution for injection/infusion SPC not available | – |
| Phenylephrine 0.1 mg/ml, solution for injection SPC | – |
| Phenylephrine 10 mg/ml injection SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Phenylephrine 10 mg/ml solution for injection or infusion no longer supplied | – |
| Phenylephrine 100 micrograms / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Phenylephrine 50 micrograms / ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- C01CA02 isoprenaline 3 medicines
- C01CA03 norepinephrine 5 medicines
- C01CA04 dopamine 5 medicines
- C01CA07 dobutamine 3 medicines
- C01CA09 metaraminol 5 medicines
- C01CA17 midodrine 9 medicines
- C01CA24 epinephrine 16 medicines
- C01CA26 ephedrine 6 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: C01CA06 Fenylefrin
- French: C01CA06 phényléphrine
- German: C01CA06 Phenylephrin
- Spanish: C01CA06 FENILEFRINA
- German: C01CA06 Phenylephrin
- Polish: C01CA06 FENYLEFRYNA
- Turkish: C01CA06 fenilefrin
- Portuguese (Brazil): C01CA06 Fenilefrina
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 C01CA06
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