Patient info

C03 Diuretics

ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: water tablets (diuretics)

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 174 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
    1. C03 Diuretics 174 medicines
      1. C03A Low-ceiling diuretics, thiazides 11 medicines
      2. C03B Low-ceiling diuretics, excl. thiazides 26 medicines
      3. C03C High-ceiling diuretics 42 medicines
      4. C03D Potassium-sparing diuretics 36 medicines
      5. C03E Diuretics and potassium-sparing agents in combination 26 medicines
      6. C03X Other diuretics 32 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Aldactone 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Aldactone 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Aldactone 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Amiloride 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C03DB01 amiloride) Prescription only (POM)
Amiloride 5 mg tablets BP SPC (C03DB01 amiloride) Prescription only (POM)
Amiloride Hydrochloride 5 mg tablets SPC (C03DB01 amiloride) Prescription only (POM)
Amiloride Rosemont 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C03DB01 amiloride) Prescription only (POM)
Amiloride tablets BP 5 mg SPC (C03DB01 amiloride) Prescription only (POM)
Amoride tablets 5 mg, Amiloride tablets BP 5 mg SPC (C03DB01 amiloride) Prescription only (POM)
Aprodip 1.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) –
Aqua-ban tablets SPC –
Bendroflumethiazide 2.5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03AA01 bendroflumethiazide) –
Bendroflumethiazide 5 mg tablets SPC (C03AA01 bendroflumethiazide) Prescription only (POM)
Bendroflumethiazide 5 mg tablets BP SPC (C03AA01 bendroflumethiazide) Prescription only (POM)
Bendroflumethiazide tablets 2.5 mg SPC (C03AA01 bendroflumethiazide) Prescription only (POM)
Bendroflumethiazide tablets 5.0 mg SPC (C03AA01 bendroflumethiazide) Prescription only (POM)
Bendroflumethiazide tablets BP 5 mg SPC (C03AA01 bendroflumethiazide) Prescription only (POM)
Bumetanide 0.2 mg / ml oral solution SPC (C03CA02 bumetanide) Prescription only (POM)
Bumetanide 1 mg tablets SPC (C03CA02 bumetanide) Prescription only (POM)
Bumetanide 1 mg tablets BP SPC no longer supplied (C03CA02 bumetanide) –
Bumetanide 5 mg tablets BP SPC (C03CA02 bumetanide) Prescription only (POM)
Bumetanide liquid 0.2 mg / ml oral solution SPC (C03CA02 bumetanide) Prescription only (POM)
Bumetanide tablets 1 mg SPC (C03CA02 bumetanide) Prescription only (POM)
Bumetanide/amiloride 1 mg/5 mg tablets SPC (C03EB02 bumetanide and potassium-sparing agents) –
Cardide SR 1.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Chlortalidone 12.5 mg tablets SPC (C03BA04 chlortalidone) Prescription only (POM)
Chlortalidone 25 mg tablets SPC (C03BA04 chlortalidone) –
Chlortalidone 50 mg tablets SPC (C03BA04 chlortalidone) Prescription only (POM)
Chlortalidone 50 mg tablets, Hylaton 50 mg tablets (C03BA04 chlortalidone) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilofruse 10 mg / 80 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) –
Co-amilofruse 10/80 mg tablets SPC not available (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) –
Co-amilofruse 2.5 mg/20 mg tablets SPC (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilofruse 2.5/20 mg tablets SPC (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilofruse 20 mg / 2.5 mg tablets, Frumil LS 20 mg / 2.5 mg tablets (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilofruse 5 mg / 40 mg tablets SPC (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilofruse 5/40 mg tablets SPC (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilofruse tablets 2.5/20 mg SPC (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilofruse tablets 5/40 mg (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilozide 2.5 mg / 25 mg tablets SPC (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilozide 2.5/25 tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) –
Co-amilozide 5 mg / 50 mg tablets SPC (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilozide 5/50 mg tablets SPC (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilozide 5/50 tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) –
Co-amilozide tablets 2.5/25 SPC (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilozide tablets 5/50 (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilozide tablets 5/50 mg SPC (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Co-amilozide tablets BP 5/50 mg SPC (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Diumide-K Continus tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03CB01 furosemide and potassium) –
Diurelix XL 1.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) –
Diuresal (Furosemide) injection 10 mg / ml SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) –
Diurexan tablets 20 mg (C03BA10 xipamide) Prescription only (POM)
Eplerenone 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA04 eplerenone) Prescription only (POM)
Eplerenone 50 mg film-coated tablets (C03DA04 eplerenone) Prescription only (POM)
Eplerenone Krka 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA04 eplerenone) Prescription only (POM)
Eplerenone Krka 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA04 eplerenone) Prescription only (POM)
Eplerenone Tillomed 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03DA04 eplerenone) –
Eplerenone Tillomed 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03DA04 eplerenone) –
Frumil 40 mg / 5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) –
Frusene tablets SPC (C03EB01 furosemide and potassium-sparing agents) –
Frusol 20 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Frusol 40 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Frusol 50 mg/5 ml oral solution SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 10 mg / ml oral solution SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 10 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) –
Furosemide 10 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) –
Furosemide 10 mg / ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) –
Furosemide 20 mg / 2 ml solution for injection SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) –
Furosemide 20 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 20 mg tablets SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 20 mg tablets BP SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 4 mg / ml oral solution SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 40 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 40 mg tablets SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 40 mg tablets BP SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 40 mg tablets, Frusid tablets (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 50 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 50 mg / 5 ml solution for injection, Furosemide 250 mg / 25 ml solution for injection, Furosemide 20 mg / 2 ml solution for injection SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) –
Furosemide 500 mg tablets SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide 8 mg / ml oral solution SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide injection 10 mg / ml SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) –
Furosemide injection BP SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) –
Furosemide tablets 20 mg SPC no longer supplied (C03CA01 furosemide) –
Furosemide tablets 40 mg SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide tablets 40 mg, Diuresal tablets 40 mg SPC no longer supplied (C03CA01 furosemide) –
Furosemide tablets BP 40 mg SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Furosemide tablets BP 500 mg, Diuresal 500 mg tablets SPC (C03CA01 furosemide) Prescription only (POM)
Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablets SPC (C03AA03 hydrochlorothiazide) –
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablets SPC (C03AA03 hydrochlorothiazide) –
Hygroton 50 mg tablets, Chlortalidone 50 mg tablets no longer supplied (C03BA04 chlortalidone) –
Hylaton 12.5 mg tablets, Chlortalidone 12.5 mg tablets SPC (C03BA04 chlortalidone) Prescription only (POM)
Hylaton 25 mg tablets, Chlortalidone 25 mg tablets SPC (C03BA04 chlortalidone) –
Indapamide 2.5 mg coated tablets BP SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Indapamide 2.5 mg tablets SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Indapamide Hemihydrate 2.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03BA11 indapamide) –
Indapamide Hemihydrate 2.5 mg tablets, Natramid/opumide SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Indapamide tablets 2.5 mg SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Indapamide tablets 2.5 mg, Natrilix 2.5 mg tablets SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Indapres XL 1.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) –
Inspra 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA04 eplerenone) Prescription only (POM)
Inspra 25 mg film-coated tablets, Eplerenone 25 mg film-coated tablets (C03DA04 eplerenone) 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 C03

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