C02AB01 methyldopa (levorotatory)
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for high blood pressure
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 16 medicines in this group.
- 13 prescription only (POM)
- 3 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Methyldopa – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
- C02 Antihypertensives 133 medicines
- C02A Antiadrenergic agents, centrally acting 48 medicines
- C02AB Methyldopa, centrally acting adntiadrenergic agents 16 medicines
- C02AB01 methyldopa (levorotatory) 16 medicines
- C02AB Methyldopa, centrally acting adntiadrenergic agents 16 medicines
- C02A Antiadrenergic agents, centrally acting 48 medicines
- C02 Antihypertensives 133 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Aldomet tablets 250 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aldomet tablets 500 mg | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa 125 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa 250 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa 250 mg tablets BP SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa 250 mg tablets, Medomet 250 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa 500 mg film-coated tablets, Aldomet 500 mg film-coated tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa 500 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Methyldopa 500 mg tablets BP SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa 500 mg tablets, Medomet 500 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa tablets 125 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Methyldopa tablets 250 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa tablets 500 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Methyldopa tablets BP 125 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa tablets BP 250 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Methyldopa tablets BP 500 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: C02AB01 Methyldopa (levotočivá)
- German: C02AB01 Methyldopa (linksdrehend)
- Spanish: C02AB01 Metildopa
- German: C02AB01 Methyldopa (linksdrehend)
- Italian: C02AB01 METILDOPA (LEVOGIRA)
- Polish: C02AB01 Metylodopa (leworęczny)
- Turkish: C02AB01 metildopa (sola çeviren)
- Slovak: C02AB01 Metyldopa (ľavotočivá)
- German (Switzerland): C02AB01 Methyldopa (linksdrehend)
- French (Switzerland): C02AB01 Méthyldopa (lévogyre)
- Italian (Switzerland): C02AB01 Metildopa (levogira)
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 C02AB01
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