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C02 Antihypertensives

ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: medicines for high blood pressure

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 133 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
    1. C02 Antihypertensives 133 medicines
      1. C02A Antiadrenergic agents, centrally acting 48 medicines
      2. C02C Antiadrenergic agents, peripherally acting 30 medicines
      3. C02D Arteriolar smooth muscle, agents acting on 16 medicines
      4. C02K Other antihypertensives 39 medicines

3 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Methyldopa 500 mg tablets, Medomet 500 mg tablets SPC (C02AB01 methyldopa (levorotatory)) Prescription only (POM)
Methyldopa tablets 125 mg SPC no longer supplied (C02AB01 methyldopa (levorotatory)) –
Methyldopa tablets 250 mg SPC (C02AB01 methyldopa (levorotatory)) Prescription only (POM)
Methyldopa tablets 500 mg SPC no longer supplied (C02AB01 methyldopa (levorotatory)) –
Methyldopa tablets BP 125 mg SPC (C02AB01 methyldopa (levorotatory)) Prescription only (POM)
Methyldopa tablets BP 250 mg SPC (C02AB01 methyldopa (levorotatory)) Prescription only (POM)
Methyldopa tablets BP 500 mg SPC (C02AB01 methyldopa (levorotatory)) Prescription only (POM)
Minoxidil 10 mg tablets SPC (C02DC01 minoxidil) Prescription only (POM)
Minoxidil 2.5 mg tablets SPC (C02DC01 minoxidil) Prescription only (POM)
Minoxidil 5 mg tablets SPC (C02DC01 minoxidil) Prescription only (POM)
Moxonidine 0.2 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C02AC05 moxonidine) –
Moxonidine 0.3 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C02AC05 moxonidine) –
Moxonidine 0.4 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C02AC05 moxonidine) –
Moxonidine 200 mcg film-coated tablets SPC (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Moxonidine 200 micrograms tablets SPC (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Moxonidine 300 mcg film-coated tablets SPC (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Moxonidine 300 micrograms tablets SPC (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Moxonidine 400 microgram film-coated tablets SPC (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Moxonidine 400 micrograms tablets SPC (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Opsumit 10 mg film-coated tablet SPC (C02KX04 macitentan) Prescription only (POM)
Opsumit 2.5 mg dispersible tablets SPC (C02KX04 macitentan) Prescription only (POM)
Physiotens 200 micrograms film-coated tablets (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Physiotens 400 micrograms film-coated tablets (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Physiotens tablets 200 micrograms (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Physiotens tablets 300 micrograms (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Physiotens tablets 400 micrograms SPC (C02AC05 moxonidine) Prescription only (POM)
Raporsin XL 4 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C02CA04 doxazosin) Prescription only (POM)
Sodium Nitroprusside 50 mg/2 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (C02DD01 nitroprusside) Prescription only (POM)
Stayveer SPC no longer supplied (C02KX01 bosentan) –
Thelin SPC no longer supplied (C02KX03 sitaxentan) –
Tracleer SPC no longer supplied (C02KX01 bosentan) –
Volibris 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C02KX02 ambrisentan) Prescription only (POM)
Volibris 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C02KX02 ambrisentan) Prescription only (POM)

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 C02

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