Patient info

C08CA05 nifedipine

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for high blood pressure and angina

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 34 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Nifedipine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

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. C08CA05 nifedipine 34 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Adalat 10 mg soft capsules,Nifedipine 10 mg soft capsules no longer supplied –
Adalat 5 mg soft capsules,Nifedipine 5 mg soft capsules no longer supplied –
Adalat LA 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Adalat LA 30 mg tablets Prescription only (POM)
Adalat LA 30 tablets Prescription only (POM)
Adalat LA 60 mg prolonged-release tablets no longer supplied –
Adanif XL 30 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Adanif XL 60 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Adipine MR 10 SPC no longer supplied –
Adipine MR 20 SPC no longer supplied –
Adipine XL 30 mg tablets, Nimodrel XL 30 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Coracten SR capsules 10 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Coracten SR capsules 20 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Coracten XL 30 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Coracten XL 60 mg Prescription only (POM)
Dexipress MR 20, Nifedipress MR 20 SPC Prescription only (POM)
Fortipine LA 40 mg modified-release tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Hypolar Retard 10 mg MR tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Hypolar Retard 20 SPC no longer supplied –
Neozipine XL 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Neozipine XL 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nidef 60 mg prolonged-release tablets, Nifedipine 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Nifedipine 10 mg capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nifedipine 10 mg soft capsules Prescription only (POM)
Nifedipine 5 mg capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nifedipine 60 mg prolonged-release tablets, Nidef 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Nifedipine capsules 10 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nifedipine capsules 5 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nifedipress MR 10 modified release tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nifopress Retard tablets 20 mg SPC no longer supplied –
Tensipine MR 10 SPC Prescription only (POM)
Tensipine MR 20 SPC Prescription only (POM)
Valni 20 Retard SPC Prescription only (POM)
Valni XL 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied –

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 C08CA05

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