Patient info

C10AB Fibrates, lipid modifying drugs, plain

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 29 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
    1. C10 Lipid modifying agents 208 medicines
      1. C10A Lipid modifying agents, plain 191 medicines
        1. C10AB Fibrates, lipid modifying drugs, plain 29 medicines
          1. C10AB02 bezafibrate 10 medicines
          2. C10AB04 gemfibrozil 4 medicines
          3. C10AB05 fenofibrate 13 medicines
          4. C10AB08 ciprofibrate 2 medicines

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

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Bezafibrate 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AB02 bezafibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Bezafibrate Crescent 400 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C10AB02 bezafibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Bezalip Mono (C10AB02 bezafibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Bezalip Mono 400 mg (C10AB02 bezafibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Bezalip Mono 400 mg tablets SPC (C10AB02 bezafibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Bezalip Mono, Calberzol XL 400 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (C10AB02 bezafibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Bezalip Retard tablets 400 mg, Bezalip Mono 400 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (C10AB02 bezafibrate) –
Bezalip, Bezafibrate 200 mg tablets SPC (C10AB02 bezafibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Ciprofibrate 100 mg tablets SPC (C10AB08 ciprofibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Fenofibrate 160 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AB05 fenofibrate) –
Fenofibrate 200 mg capsules SPC not available (C10AB05 fenofibrate) –
Fenofibrate 267 mg capsules SPC (C10AB05 fenofibrate) –
Fenofibrate 67 mg capsules SPC (C10AB05 fenofibrate) –
Fibrazate XL 400 mg modified release tablets SPC no longer supplied (C10AB02 bezafibrate) –
Gemfibrozil 600 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AB04 gemfibrozil) Prescription only (POM)
Gemfibrozil 600 mg tablets, Lopid 600 mg tablets (C10AB04 gemfibrozil) Prescription only (POM)
Lipanthyl Micro 67, Lipantil Micro 67 (C10AB05 fenofibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Lipantil Micro 200 SPC (C10AB05 fenofibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Lipantil Micro 200 mg capsules SPC (C10AB05 fenofibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Lipantil Micro 200 mg capsules, Fenofibrate 200 mg capsules (C10AB05 fenofibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Lipantil Micro 267 mg capsules SPC (C10AB05 fenofibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Lipantil Micro 267 mg capsules, Lipanthyl 267 mg Micronised capsules (C10AB05 fenofibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Lipantil Micro 67 mg, capsules (C10AB05 fenofibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Lipozate 400 mg prolonged-release tablets (C10AB02 bezafibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Lopid 300 mg hard capsule SPC (C10AB04 gemfibrozil) Prescription only (POM)
Lopid 600 mg film-coated tablets SPC (C10AB04 gemfibrozil) Prescription only (POM)
Modalim 100 mg tablets, Ciprofibrate 100 mg tablets no longer supplied (C10AB08 ciprofibrate) –
Supralip 160 film-coated tablets SPC (C10AB05 fenofibrate) Prescription only (POM)
Supralip 160 mg film-coated tablets (C10AB05 fenofibrate) 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 C10AB

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