C10AD Nicotinic acid and derivatives, lipid modifying, 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 4 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 1 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
- C10 Lipid modifying agents 208 medicines
- C10A Lipid modifying agents, plain 191 medicines
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C10AD Nicotinic acid and derivatives, lipid modifying, plain 4 medicines
- C10AD06 acipimox 1 medicine
- C10AD52 nicotinic acid, combinations 3 medicines
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C10AD Nicotinic acid and derivatives, lipid modifying, plain 4 medicines
- C10A Lipid modifying agents, plain 191 medicines
- C10 Lipid modifying agents 208 medicines
5 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Acipimox 1 medicine
- Laropiprant, nicotinic acid 2 medicines
- Nicotinic acid 1 medicine
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Olbetam 250 mg capsules SPC (C10AD06 acipimox) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Pelzont SPC (C10AD52 nicotinic acid, combinations) | – |
| Tredaptive SPC no longer supplied (C10AD52 nicotinic acid, combinations) | – |
| Trevaclyn SPC (C10AD52 nicotinic acid, combinations) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- C10AA HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, plain lipid modifying drugs 124 medicines
- C10AB Fibrates, lipid modifying drugs, plain 29 medicines
- C10AC Bile acid sequestrants 11 medicines
- C10AX Other lipid modifying agents 23 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: C10AD Kyselina nikotinová a deriváty
- French: C10AD acide nicotinique et dérivés
- German: C10AD Nicotinsäure und Derivate
- Spanish: C10AD ACIDO NICOTINICO Y DERIVADOS (MODIFICADORES DE LIPIDOS)
- German: C10AD Nicotinsäure und Derivate
- Polish: C10AD Kwas nikotynowy i pochodne
- Turkish: C10AD Nikotinik asit ve türevleri, lipid değiştirici, sade
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 C10AD
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