C10AA HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, plain lipid modifying drugs

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines lowering cholesterol, e.g. statins

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 125 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.

C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,723 medicines
1. C10 Lipid modifying agents 210 medicines
  1. C10A Lipid modifying agents, plain 193 medicines
    1. C10AA HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, plain lipid modifying drugs 125 medicines
      1. C10AA01 simvastatin 22 medicines
      2. C10AA03 pravastatin 4 medicines
      3. C10AA04 fluvastatin 10 medicines
      4. C10AA05 atorvastatin 28 medicines
      5. C10AA07 rosuvastatin 57 medicines
      6. C10AA08 pitavastatin 4 medicines

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

Medicine	Legal category
Rosuvastatin Usv 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AA07 rosuvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Rosuvastatin Usv 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AA07 rosuvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
ROSUVASTATIN10 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS SPC (C10AA07 rosuvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvador 20 mg tablets, Simvastatin 20 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C10AA01 simvastatin)	–
Simvastatin 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin 10 mg tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin 10 mg tablets, Simvador 10 mg tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin 20 mg tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin 20 mg tablets, Ranzolont 20 mg tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin 40 mg tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin 40 mg tablets, Simvador 40 mg tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin 80 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin 80 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C10AA01 simvastatin)	–
Simvastatin 80 mg tablets, Simvador 80 mg tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Simvastatin Rosemont 20 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	–
Simvastatin Rosemont 40 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	–
Sinfatix 80 mg XL prolonged-release tablets SPC (C10AA04 fluvastatin)	–
Teva Simvastatin 80 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C10AA01 simvastatin)	–
Zocor 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (C10AA01 simvastatin)	–
Zocor 10 mg tablets, Simvastatin 10 mg tablets (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Zocor 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Zocor 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AA01 simvastatin)	Prescription only (POM)
Zocor 80 mg film-coated tablets no longer supplied (C10AA01 simvastatin)	–

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 C10AA

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