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C08 Calcium channel blockers

ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: medicines for high blood pressure and angina

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 192 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
    1. C08 Calcium channel blockers 192 medicines
      1. C08C Selective calcium channel blockers with mainly vascular effects 112 medicines
      2. C08D Selective calcium channel blockers with direct cardiac effects 80 medicines

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Lercanidipine HCl 20 mg film-coated tablets (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lercanidipine Hydrochloride 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lercanidipine Hydrochloride 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lercanidipine Hydrochloride 20 mg film-coated tablets,Zanidip 20 mg film-coated tablets (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Molap 6 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA09 lacidipine) –
Motens 2 mg tablets SPC (C08CA09 lacidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Motens 4 mg tablets SPC (C08CA09 lacidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Neofel XL 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Neofel XL 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Neofel XL 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Neozipine XL 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Neozipine XL 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Nicardipine 1 mg/ml solution for infusion (C08CA04 nicardipine) Prescription only (POM)
Nicardipine Hydrochloride 20 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (C08CA04 nicardipine) –
Nicardipine Hydrochloride 30 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (C08CA04 nicardipine) –
Nidef 60 mg prolonged-release tablets, Nifedipine 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Nifedipine 10 mg capsules SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Nifedipine 10 mg soft capsules (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Nifedipine 5 mg capsules SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Nifedipine 60 mg prolonged-release tablets, Nidef 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Nifedipine capsules 10 mg SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Nifedipine capsules 5 mg SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Nifedipress MR 10 modified release tablets SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Nifopress Retard tablets 20 mg SPC no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Nimodipine 0.2 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (C08CA06 nimodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Nimotop 0.02% solution for infusion SPC (C08CA06 nimodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Nimotop 30 mg tablets SPC (C08CA06 nimodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Parmid XL 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Pinefeld XL 10 mg tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Plendil 10 mg SPC no longer supplied (C08CA02 felodipine) –
Plendil 2.5 mg SPC no longer supplied (C08CA02 felodipine) –
Plendil 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA02 felodipine) –
Retalzem 60 mg MR tablets SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Securon IV,Verapamil Hydrochloride 2.5 mg / ml solution for injection (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Securon SR (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Securon SR 240 mg modified-release tablets (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Securon SR 240 mg tablets (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Securon SR tablets 240 mg (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Slozem 120 mg capsules SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Slozem 180 mg capsules SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Slozem 240 mg capsules SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Slozem 300 mg capsules SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tensipine MR 10 SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Tensipine MR 20 SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem 60 mg modified-release tablets SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem 60 mg modified-release tablets, Converdiem 60 mg prolonged-release tablets (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem 60 mg modified-release tablets, Diltstar 60 mg modified-release tablets (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem LA 200 mg prolonged-release capsules hard (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem LA 300 mg capsules (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem LA 300 mg prolonged-release capsules (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem LA 300 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem Retard 120 mg prolonged release tablets (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem Retard 120 mg prolonged-relase tablets SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem Retard 120 mg tablets (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem Retard 90 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Tildiem Retard 90 mg tablets (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Valni 20 Retard SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Valni XL 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Vascalpha 10 mg prolonged-release tablets (Felodipine) SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Vera-til SR 120 mg tablets SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Vera-til SR 240 mg tablets SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Veramil, Verapamil tablets 40 mg SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil 120 mg tablets SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil 2.5 mg/ml solution for injection (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil 40 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil 40 mg tablets SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil 80 mg tablets SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil Hydrochloride 2.5 mg / ml solution for injection,Securon IV (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil Hydrochloride BP tablets 120 mg SPC no longer supplied (C08DA01 verapamil) –
Verapamil Hydrochloride BP tablets 40 mg SPC no longer supplied (C08DA01 verapamil) –
Verapamil Hydrochloride BP tablets 80 mg SPC no longer supplied (C08DA01 verapamil) –
Verapamil tablets 120 mg, Veramil SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil tablets BP 120 mg SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil tablets BP 160 mg SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil tablets BP 40 mg SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapamil tablets BP 80 mg SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Verapress MR 240 tablets SPC (C08DA01 verapamil) Prescription only (POM)
Vertab SR 240 tablets no longer supplied (C08DA01 verapamil) –
Viazem XL 120 mg SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Viazem XL 180 mg SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Viazem XL 240 mg SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Viazem XL 300 mg SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Viazem XL 360 mg SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Zanidip 10 mg tablets (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Zanidip 20 mg film-coated tablets (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Zanidip 20 mg tablets (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Zempt 60 mg modified release tablets, Tildiem 60 mg modified release tablets (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Zemret 180 XL capsules SPC no longer supplied (C08DB01 diltiazem) –
Zemret 240 XL capsules SPC no longer supplied (C08DB01 diltiazem) –
Zemret 300 XL capsules SPC no longer supplied (C08DB01 diltiazem) –
Zemtard 300 XL 300 mg prolonged-release capsules, Angiozem 300 XL 300 mg prolonged-release capsules (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)
Zeyam MR 60 mg tablets SPC (C08DB01 diltiazem) Prescription only (POM)

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 C08

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