D06A Antibiotics for topical use
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: antibiotics for the skin
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 10 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 3 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- D Dermatologicals 412 medicines
- D06 Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for dermatological use 41 medicines
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D06A Antibiotics for topical use 10 medicines
- D06AX Other antibiotics for topical use 10 medicines
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D06A Antibiotics for topical use 10 medicines
- D06 Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for dermatological use 41 medicines
1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Fusidic acid 2 medicines
- Mupirocin 6 medicines
- Retapamulin 1 medicine
- Sodium fusidate 1 medicine
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Altargo SPC no longer supplied (D06AX13 retapamulin) | – |
| Bactroban 2% cream SPC (D06AX09 mupirocin) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Bactroban 2% nasal ointment SPC (D06AX09 mupirocin) | – |
| Bactroban 2% ointment SPC (D06AX09 mupirocin) | – |
| Fucidin 20 mg / g cream SPC (D06AX01 fusidic acid) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Fucidin 20 mg / g ointment SPC (D06AX01 fusidic acid) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Fusidic Acid 20 mg / g cream SPC (D06AX01 fusidic acid) | – |
| Mupirocin 2% w/w ointment SPC (D06AX09 mupirocin) | – |
| Mupirocin 20 mg / g ointment SPC (D06AX09 mupirocin) | – |
| Mupirocin 20 mg/g nasal ointment SPC (D06AX09 mupirocin) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- D06B Chemotherapeutics for topical use 31 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: D06A Antibiotika pro lokální aplikaci
- French: D06A antibiotiques à usage topique
- German: D06A Antibiotika zur topischen Anwendung
- Spanish: D06A Antibioticos de uso topico (dermatologicos)
- German: D06A ANTIBIOTIKA ZUR TOPISCHEN ANWENDUNG
- Italian: D06A ANTIBIOTICI PER USO TOPICO
- Polish: D06A Antybiotyki do stosowania miejscowego
- Turkish: D06A TOPİKAL KULLANIM İÇİN ANTİBİYOTİKLER
- Portuguese (Brazil): D06A ANTIBIÓTICOS PARA USO TÓPICO
- Slovak: D06A Antibiotiká na lokálne použitie
- German (Switzerland): D06A Antibiotika zur topischen Anwendung
- French (Switzerland): D06A Antibiotiques à usage topique
- Italian (Switzerland): D06A Antibiotici per uso topico
- Dutch: D06A Antibiotica voor lokaal gebruik
- English (Canada): D06A Antibiotics for topical use
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 D06A
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