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
- C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
- C08 Calcium channel blockers 192 medicines
- C08C Selective calcium channel blockers with mainly vascular effects 112 medicines
- C08 Calcium channel blockers 192 medicines
1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| 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) | – |
| Tensipine MR 10 SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tensipine MR 20 SPC (C08CA05 nifedipine) | 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) |
| 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) |
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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