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C08CA Dihydropyridine derivative selective calcium channel blockers with mainly vascular effects

ATC group of level 4 – chemical 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

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  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. C08CA01 amlodipine 23 medicines
          2. C08CA02 felodipine 24 medicines
          3. C08CA04 nicardipine 4 medicines
          4. C08CA05 nifedipine 34 medicines
          5. C08CA06 nimodipine 3 medicines
          6. C08CA09 lacidipine 11 medicines
          7. C08CA13 lercanidipine 13 medicines

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal 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 C08CA

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