Patient info

D06AX Other antibiotics for topical use

ATC group of level 4 – chemical 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.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. D Dermatologicals 412 medicines
    1. D06 Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for dermatological use 41 medicines
      1. D06A Antibiotics for topical use 10 medicines
        1. D06AX Other antibiotics for topical use 10 medicines
          1. D06AX01 fusidic acid 3 medicines
          2. D06AX09 mupirocin 6 medicines
          3. D06AX13 retapamulin 1 medicine

10 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
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 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 D06AX

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