Patient info

C08C Selective calcium channel blockers with mainly vascular effects

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for high blood pressure and angina

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 112 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
        1. C08CA Dihydropyridine derivative selective calcium channel blockers with mainly vascular effects 112 medicines

1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Adalat 10 mg soft capsules,Nifedipine 10 mg soft capsules no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Adalat 5 mg soft capsules,Nifedipine 5 mg soft capsules no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Adalat LA 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Adalat LA 30 mg tablets (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Adalat LA 30 tablets (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Adalat LA 60 mg prolonged-release tablets no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Adanif XL 30 mg tablets SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Adanif XL 60 mg tablets SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Adipine MR 10 SPC no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Adipine MR 20 SPC no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Adipine XL 30 mg tablets, Nimodrel XL 30 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Amlodipine 1 mg / ml oral solution SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine 1 mg / ml oral suspension SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine 10 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine 2 mg / ml oral solution SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine 2.5 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine 5 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine Bristol Lab 2.5 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine Hec Pharm 10 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine Hec Pharm 5 mg tablets (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine Ipca 10 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine Ipca 5 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine Krka 5 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine Thame 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) –
Amlodipine Thame 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) –
Amlodipine Zentiva 2.5 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Amlodipine Zentiva 5 mg tablets no longer supplied (C08CA01 amlodipine) –
Amlodipine10 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Cardene 20 mg SPC no longer supplied (C08CA04 nicardipine) –
Cardioplen XL 10 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Cardioplen XL 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Cardioplen, Cardioplen XL 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Coracten SR capsules 10 mg SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Coracten SR capsules 20 mg SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Coracten XL 30 mg SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Coracten XL 60 mg (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Dexipress MR 20, Nifedipress MR 20 SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) Prescription only (POM)
Felodipine 10 mg prolonged-release tablets, Delofine XL 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Felodipine 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets, Delofine XL 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Felodipine 5 mg prolonged-release tablets, Delofine XL 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Felodipine Teva 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Felogen XL 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA02 felodipine) –
Felogen XL 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA02 felodipine) –
Felotens XL 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA02 felodipine) –
Felotens XL 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA02 felodipine) –
Felotens XL 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA02 felodipine) –
Folpik XL 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA02 felodipine) –
Folpik XL 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Folpik XL 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C08CA02 felodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Fortipine LA 40 mg modified-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Hypolar Retard 10 mg MR tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Hypolar Retard 20 SPC no longer supplied (C08CA05 nifedipine) –
Istin 10 mg hard capsules (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Istin 10 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Istin 5 mg hard capsules SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Istin 5 mg tablets SPC (C08CA01 amlodipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lacidipine 2 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C08CA09 lacidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lacidipine 2 mg film-coated tablets, Pezius 2 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C08CA09 lacidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lacidipine 2 mg tablets SPC (C08CA09 lacidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lacidipine 4 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C08CA09 lacidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lacidipine 4 mg film-coated tablets, Pezius 4 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C08CA09 lacidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lacidipine 4 mg tablets SPC (C08CA09 lacidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lacidipine 6 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C08CA09 lacidipine) –
Lacidipine 6 mg film-coated tablets, Pezius 6 mg film-coated tablets SPC not available (C08CA09 lacidipine) –
Lercadip 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C08CA13 lercanidipine) –
Lercadip 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C08CA13 lercanidipine) –
Lercanidipine 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lercanidipine 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lercanidipine Hci 20 mg film-coated tablets (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
Lercanidipine HCl 10 mg film-coated tablets (C08CA13 lercanidipine) Prescription only (POM)
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)

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 C08C

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