C03D Potassium-sparing diuretics
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: water tablets (diuretics)
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 36 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 30 prescription only (POM)
- 4 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
- C03 Diuretics 174 medicines
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C03D Potassium-sparing diuretics 36 medicines
- C03DA Aldosterone antagonists 29 medicines
- C03DB Other potassium-sparing agents 7 medicines
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C03D Potassium-sparing diuretics 36 medicines
- C03 Diuretics 174 medicines
Active substances in the group
- Amiloride 6 medicines
- Eplerenone 11 medicines
- Spironolactone 18 medicines
- Triamterene 1 medicine
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
Other groups of the same level
- C03A Low-ceiling diuretics, thiazides 11 medicines
- C03B Low-ceiling diuretics, excl. thiazides 26 medicines
- C03C High-ceiling diuretics 42 medicines
- C03E Diuretics and potassium-sparing agents in combination 26 medicines
- C03X Other diuretics 32 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: C03D Kalium šetřící diuretika
- French: C03D diurétiques épargneurs potassiques
- German: C03D KALIUM SPARENDE MITTEL
- Spanish: C03D DIURETICOS AHORRADORES DE POTASIO
- German: C03D KALIUM SPARENDE MITTEL
- Italian: C03D FARMACI RISPARMIATORI DI POTASSIO
- Polish: C03D Leki moczopędne oszczędzające potas
- Turkish: C03D POTASYUM TUTUCU DİÜRETİKLER
- Portuguese (Brazil): C03D AGENTES POUPADORES DE POTÁSSIO
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 C03D
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