Patient info

C04AD Purine derivatives, peripheral vasodilators

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines widening the blood vessels of the arms and legs

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 2 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Active substance: Pentoxifylline – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
    1. C04 Peripheral vasodilators 10 medicines
      1. C04A Peripheral vasodilators 10 medicines
        1. C04AD Purine derivatives, peripheral vasodilators 2 medicines
          1. C04AD03 pentoxifylline 2 medicines

3 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Pentoxifylline 400 mg modified release tablets SPC (C04AD03 pentoxifylline) Prescription only (POM)
Trental 400 mg modified release tablets SPC (C04AD03 pentoxifylline) 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 C04AD

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