C01CA26 ephedrine
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)
Place in the ATC classification
How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.
- 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
- C01CA26 ephedrine 6 medicines
- C01CA Adrenergic and dopaminergic cardiac stimulants 58 medicines
- C01C Cardiac stimulants excl. cardiac glycosides 65 medicines
- C01 Cardiac therapy drugs 288 medicines
Active substances in the group
- Ephedrine 4 medicines
- Ephedrine hydrochloride 2 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Ephedrine Hydrochloride 10 mg/ml solution for injection SPC | – |
| Ephedrine Hydrochloride 3 mg / ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ephedrine Hydrochloride 3 mg/ml solution for injection SPC | – |
| Ephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg/ml concentrate for solution for injection SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg/ml solution for injection SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ephedrine Hydrochloride injection 3 mg per ml SPC | – |
Other groups of the same level
- C01CA02 isoprenaline 3 medicines
- C01CA03 norepinephrine 5 medicines
- C01CA04 dopamine 5 medicines
- C01CA06 phenylephrine 6 medicines
- C01CA07 dobutamine 3 medicines
- C01CA09 metaraminol 5 medicines
- C01CA17 midodrine 9 medicines
- C01CA24 epinephrine 16 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: C01CA26 Efedrin
- French: C01CA26 éphédrine
- German: C01CA26 Ephedrin
- German: C01CA26 Ephedrin
- Italian: C01CA26 EFEDRINA CLORIDRATO
- Polish: C01CA26 Efedryna
- Turkish: C01CA26 efedrin
- Portuguese (Brazil): C01CA26 Efedrina
- Slovak: C01CA26 Efedrín
- Spanish: C01CA26 Efedrina
- German (Switzerland): C01CA26 Ephedrin
- French (Switzerland): C01CA26 Éphédrine
- Italian (Switzerland): C01CA26 Efedrina cloridrato
- Dutch: C01CA26 Efedrine
- English (Canada): C01CA26 Ephedrine
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 C01CA26
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