D08AJ Quaternary ammonium compounds, antiseptics and disinfectants
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: antiseptics
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 4 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 3 without a prescription (P or GSL)
Place in the ATC classification
- D Dermatologicals 412 medicines
- D08 Antiseptics and disinfectants 30 medicines
- D08A Antiseptics and disinfectants 30 medicines
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D08AJ Quaternary ammonium compounds, antiseptics and disinfectants 4 medicines
- D08AJ01 benzalkonium 2 medicines
- D08AJ04 cetrimide 2 medicines
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D08AJ Quaternary ammonium compounds, antiseptics and disinfectants 4 medicines
- D08A Antiseptics and disinfectants 30 medicines
- D08 Antiseptics and disinfectants 30 medicines
9 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Benzalkonium 1 medicine
- Cetrimide 3 medicines
- Chlorocresol 1 medicine
- Dimeticone 2 medicines
- Urea 1 medicine
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Conotrane cream (D08AJ01 benzalkonium) | General sale (GSL) |
| Crescent Pharma Cetrimide Antiseptic 0.5% w/w cream SPC (D08AJ04 cetrimide) | General sale (GSL) |
| Cymex cream SPC (D08AJ01 benzalkonium) | General sale (GSL) |
| Richmond Antiseptic cream, Medicaid Antiseptic cream SPC (D08AJ04 cetrimide) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- D08AB Aluminium agents, antiseptics and disinfectants 1 medicine
- D08AC Biguanides and amidines as antiseptics and disinfectants 16 medicines
- D08AE Phenol and derivatives, antiseptics and disinfectants 1 medicine
- D08AG Iodine products, antiseptics and disinfectants 4 medicines
- D08AL Silver compounds, antiseptics and disinfectants 3 medicines
- D08AX Other antiseptics and disinfectants 1 medicine
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: D08AJ Kvarterní amoniové sloučenimy
- French: D08AJ ammoniums quaternaires
- German: D08AJ Quartäre Ammonium-Verbindungen
- German: D08AJ Quartäre Ammonium-Verbindungen
- Italian: D08AJ DERIVATI AMMONICI QUATERNARI
- Polish: D08AJ Kwartalne związki amonu
- Turkish: D08AJ Kuaterner amonyum bileşikleri, antiseptikler ve dezenfektanlar
- Portuguese (Brazil): D08AJ Compostos de amónio quaternário
- Slovak: D08AJ Liečivá s kvartérnym dusíkom
- German (Switzerland): D08AJ Quartäre Ammonium-Verbindungen
- French (Switzerland): D08AJ Ammoniums quaternaires
- Italian (Switzerland): D08AJ Derivati ammonici quaternari
- Dutch: D08AJ Quaternaire ammoniumverbindingen, antiseptica en desinfectantia
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 D08AJ
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