C05B Antivaricose therapy drugs
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for piles and varicose veins
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 9 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 7 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
- C05 Vasoprotectives 38 medicines
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C05B Antivaricose therapy drugs 9 medicines
- C05BB Sclerosing agents for local injection 9 medicines
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C05B Antivaricose therapy drugs 9 medicines
- C05 Vasoprotectives 38 medicines
2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Lauromacrogol 400 5 medicines
- Sodium tetradecyl sulfate 4 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Aethoxysklerol 10 mg/ml, solution for injection SPC (C05BB02 polidocanol) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aethoxysklerol 2.5 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (C05BB02 polidocanol) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aethoxysklerol 20 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (C05BB02 polidocanol) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aethoxysklerol 30 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (C05BB02 polidocanol) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aethoxysklerol 5 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (C05BB02 polidocanol) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Fibrovein 0.2% solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (C05BB04 sodium tetradecyl sulfate) | – |
| Fibrovein 0.5% solution for injection SPC (C05BB04 sodium tetradecyl sulfate) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Fibrovein 1% solution for injection SPC (C05BB04 sodium tetradecyl sulfate) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Fibrovein 3% solution for injection SPC (C05BB04 sodium tetradecyl sulfate) | – |
Other groups of the same level
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: C05B Antivarikózní terapie
- French: C05B thérapeutique antivariqueuse
- German: C05B ANTIVARIKOSA
- Spanish: C05B TERAPIA ANTIVARICOSA
- German: C05B ANTIVARIKOSA
- Italian: C05B TERAPIA ANTIVARICOSA
- Polish: C05B Terapia przeciwżylakowa
- Turkish: C05B ANTİVARIKOZ TEDAVİ İLAÇLARI
- Portuguese (Brazil): C05B TERAPÊUTICA ANTI-VARICOSA
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 C05B
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