Patient info

C05AE Muscle relaxants for treatment of hemorrhoids and anal fissures for topical use

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for piles and varicose veins

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 1 medicine in this group and its subgroups.

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

Place in the ATC classification

  1. C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
    1. C05 Vasoprotectives 38 medicines
      1. C05A Agents for treatment of hemorrhoids and anal fissures for topical use 28 medicines
        1. C05AE Muscle relaxants for treatment of hemorrhoids and anal fissures for topical use 1 medicine
          1. C05AE01 glyceryl trinitrate 1 medicine

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Rectogesic 4 mg / g rectal ointment SPC (C05AE01 glyceryl trinitrate) 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 C05AE

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