C04 Peripheral vasodilators
ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: medicines widening the blood vessels of the arms and legs
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 10 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 7 prescription only (POM)
- 3 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
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C04 Peripheral vasodilators 10 medicines
- C04A Peripheral vasodilators 10 medicines
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C04 Peripheral vasodilators 10 medicines
Active substances in the group
- Inositol nicotinate 1 medicine
- Moxisylyte 1 medicine
- Naftidrofuryl 4 medicines
- Pentoxifylline 2 medicines
- Phenoxybenzamine 1 medicine
- Phentolamine 1 medicine
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Dibenyline 10 mg capsules, Phenoxybenzamine 10 mg capsules SPC (C04AX02 phenoxybenzamine) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Inositol Nicotinate 750 mg tablets BP, Hexopal Forte 750 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C04AC03 inositol nicotinate) | – |
| Naftidrofuryl 100 mg capsules SPC (C04AX21 naftidrofuryl) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Naftidrofuryl capsules BP 100 mg SPC (C04AX21 naftidrofuryl) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Naftidrofuryl Oxalate 100 mg capsules SPC (C04AX21 naftidrofuryl) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Opilon 40 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C04AX10 moxisylyte) | – |
| Pentoxifylline 400 mg modified release tablets SPC (C04AD03 pentoxifylline) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Phentolamine Mesilate 10 mg/ml solution for injection SPC (C04AB01 phentolamine) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Praxilene 100 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (C04AX21 naftidrofuryl) | – |
| Trental 400 mg modified release tablets SPC (C04AD03 pentoxifylline) | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- C01 Cardiac therapy drugs 288 medicines
- C02 Antihypertensives 133 medicines
- C03 Diuretics 174 medicines
- C05 Vasoprotectives 38 medicines
- C07 Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents 177 medicines
- C08 Calcium channel blockers 192 medicines
- C09 Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system 492 medicines
- C10 Lipid modifying agents 208 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: C04 Periferní vazodilatancia
- French: C04 vasodilatateurs périphériques
- German: C04 Periphere Vasodilatatoren
- Spanish: C04 VASODILATADORES PERIFERICOS
- German: C04 PERIPHERE VASODILATATOREN
- Italian: C04 VASODILATATORI PERIFERICI
- Polish: C04 Środki rozszerzające naczynia obwodowe
- Turkish: C04 ÇEVRE VAZODİLATÖRLERİ
- Portuguese (Brazil): C04 VASODILATADORES PERIFÉRICOS
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 C04
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