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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Inspra 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA04 eplerenone) Prescription only (POM)
Jinarc 15 mg + 45 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Jinarc 15 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Jinarc 30 mg + 90 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Jinarc 30 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Ledapler 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA04 eplerenone) –
Ledapler 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA04 eplerenone) –
Lorvacs XL 1.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Meturix 5 mg tablets SPC (C03BA08 metolazone) –
Moduretic 50 mg / 5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) –
Natrilix SR 1.5 mg prolonged-release tablets (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Natrilix SR 1.5 mg Sustained release coated tablets SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Natrilix SR 1.5 mg tablets (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Neo-naclex-K 2.5 mg / 630 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03AB01 bendroflumethiazide and potassium) –
Qaialdo 10 mg/ml oral suspension (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Rawel XL prolonged-release tablets 1.5 mg SPC (C03BA11 indapamide) Prescription only (POM)
Samsca SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Samsca 15 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Samsca 30 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Samsca 7.5 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone 100 mg tablets SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone 12.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03DA01 spironolactone) –
Spironolactone 25 mg tablets SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone 50 mg tablets SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone tablets 100 mg SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone tablets 25 mg SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone tablets BP 100 mg SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone tablets BP 25 mg SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Spironolactone tablets BP 50 mg SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Synuretic 25, Co-amilozide 2.5/25 mg SPC no longer supplied (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) –
Synuretic 50, Co-amilozide 5/50 mg SPC no longer supplied (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) –
Tensaid XL 1.5 mg prolonged-release film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03BA11 indapamide) –
Tolvaptan 15 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan 15 mg tablets + Tolvaptan 45 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan 15 mg tablets and Tolvaptan 45 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan 30 mg + 60 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) –
Tolvaptan 30 mg + 90 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) –
Tolvaptan 30 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan 30 mg tablets + Tolvaptan 60 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan 30 mg tablets + Tolvaptan 90 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan 30 mg tablets and Tolvaptan 60 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan 30 mg tablets and Tolvaptan 90 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan 7.5 mg tablets (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan Ascend 15 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan DR. Reddys 7.5 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan DR. Reddys15 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan DR. Reddys30 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan tablets 45 mg+15 mg SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) –
Tolvaptan Teva 15 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan Teva 15 mg tablets + Tolvaptan Teva 45 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan Teva 30 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan Teva 30 mg tablets + Tolvaptan Teva 60 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan Teva 30 mg tablets + Tolvaptan Teva 90 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan Zentiva 15 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan Zentiva 30 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Tolvaptan Zentiva 7.5 mg tablets SPC (C03XA01 tolvaptan) Prescription only (POM)
Torasemide 10 mg tablets SPC (C03CA04 torasemide) Prescription only (POM)
Torasemide 2.5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03CA04 torasemide) –
Torasemide 20 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03CA04 torasemide) –
Torasemide 5 mg tablets SPC (C03CA04 torasemide) Prescription only (POM)
Torem 10 tablets SPC (C03CA04 torasemide) Prescription only (POM)
Torem 2.5 tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03CA04 torasemide) –
Torem 5 tablets SPC no longer supplied (C03CA04 torasemide) –
Triamterene 50 mg capsules, Dytac 50 mg capsules not available (C03DB02 triamterene) –
Triamterene/chlortalidone 50 mg / 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C03EA06 chlortalidone and potassium-sparing agents) Prescription only (POM)
Urizide Bendroflumethiazide tablets 2.5 mg SPC (C03AA01 bendroflumethiazide) Prescription only (POM)
Urizide Bendroflumethiazide tablets 5 mg SPC (C03AA01 bendroflumethiazide) Prescription only (POM)
Urospir 25 mg/5 ml oral solution SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Urospir 50 mg/5 ml oral solution SPC (C03DA01 spironolactone) Prescription only (POM)
Xaqua 5 mg tablets (C03BA08 metolazone) Prescription only (POM)
Zido-co tablets 5/50, Co-amilozide tablets 5/50 mg SPC (C03EA01 hydrochlorothiazide and potassium-sparing agents) –

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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