Patient info

D06B Chemotherapeutics 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 31 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. D06B Chemotherapeutics for topical use 31 medicines
        1. D06BA Sulfonamides, topical 1 medicine
        2. D06BB Antivirals, topical 19 medicines
        3. D06BX Other chemotherapeutics 11 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Acea 0.75% w/w gel SPC (D06BX01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 5% w/w cream SPC (D06BB03 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 5%w/w cream, Zovirax cream (D06BB03 aciclovir) With or without prescription
Aciclovir cream 5% SPC (D06BB03 aciclovir) With or without prescription
Aldara 5% cream SPC (D06BB10 imiquimod) Prescription only (POM)
Anabact 0.75% w/w gel SPC (D06BX01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Bascellex 50 mg / g cream SPC (D06BB10 imiquimod) Prescription only (POM)
Blistex Cold Sore cream SPC (D06BB11 docosanol) –
Boots Antiviral Cold Sore cream, Aciclovir 5% w/w cream SPC no longer supplied (D06BB03 aciclovir) –
Catephen 10% ointment SPC (D06BB12 sinecatechins) Prescription only (POM)
Condyline 0.5% w/v cutaneous solution SPC no longer supplied (D06BB04 podophyllotoxin) –
Docosanol 10% cream SPC (D06BB11 docosanol) –
Fenistil Cold Sore cream SPC (D06BB06 penciclovir) –
Flamazine cream 1% SPC no longer supplied (D06BA01 silver sulfadiazine) –
Galpharm Aciclovir 5% w/w cream SPC (D06BB03 aciclovir) –
Klisyri 10 mg/g ointment SPC (D06BX03 tirbanibulin) Prescription only (POM)
Metrogel SPC (D06BX01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole 0.75% w/w gel SPC (D06BX01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metrotop SPC no longer supplied (D06BX01 metronidazole) –
Picato SPC no longer supplied (D06BX02 ingenol mebutate) –
Rozex 0.75% gel (D06BX01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Rozex 0.75% w/w cream (D06BX01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Rozex 0.75% w/w gel (D06BX01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Rozex gel SPC (D06BX01 metronidazole) –
Superdrug Cold Sore cream,Careway Cold Sore 5% w/w cream,Asda Cold Sore cream,Numark Cold Sore cream,Galpharm Cold Sore cream,Pinewood Cold Sore cream,Lypsyl Aciclovir 5% Cold Sore cream SPC (D06BB03 aciclovir) General sale (GSL)
Tesco Health Antiviral Cold Sore Relief 5% w/w cream, Boots Antiviral Cold Sore 5% w/w cream, Well Pharmaceuticals Cold Sore 5% w/w cream, Almus Cold Sore 5% w/w cream, Lipsore 5% w/w cream, Wilko Cold Sore Relief 5% w/w cream SPC (D06BB03 aciclovir) General sale (GSL)
Warticon SPC (D06BB04 podophyllotoxin) Prescription only (POM)
Warticon 0.15% w/w cream SPC (D06BB04 podophyllotoxin) Prescription only (POM)
Zovirax cream 5% SPC (D06BB03 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Zovirax cream 5%, Aciclovir 5% cream (D06BB03 aciclovir) With or without prescription
Zyclara 3.75% cream SPC (D06BB10 imiquimod) 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 D06B

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