Patient info

D04AB Anesthetics for topical use

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for itchy skin

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 7 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. D Dermatologicals 411 medicines
    1. D04 Antipruritics, incl. antihistamines, anesthetics, etc. 10 medicines
      1. D04A Antipruritics, incl. antihistamines, anesthetics, etc. 10 medicines
        1. D04AB Anesthetics for topical use 7 medicines
          1. D04AB01 lidocaine 2 medicines
          2. D04AB04 benzocaine 2 medicines

5 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
Anbesol Teething gel SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Burneze spray SPC (D04AB04 benzocaine) –
Lanacane Creme SPC (D04AB04 benzocaine) –
Lidocaine 5% M/M ointment SPC (D04AB01 lidocaine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Lidocaine HCl 5%w/v and Phenylephrine HCl 0.5%w/v topical solution SPC (D04AB01 lidocaine) –
Lypsyl Cold Sore gel SPC no longer supplied –
Vagisil medicated Creme SPC –

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 D04AB

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