Patient info

G01A Antiinfectives and antiseptics, excl. combinations with corticosteroids

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for vaginal infections

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 31 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. G Genito urinary system and sex hormones 815 medicines
    1. G01 Gynecological antiinfectives and antiseptics 31 medicines
      1. G01A Antiinfectives and antiseptics, excl. combinations with corticosteroids 31 medicines
        1. G01AA Antibiotics, Gynecological 5 medicines
        2. G01AC Quinoline gynecological antiinfectives 1 medicine
        3. G01AF Imidazole derivatives, gyncological antiinfectives 25 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
Canesten 10% w/w vaginal cream SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Prescription only (POM)
Canesten 100 mg pessary SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Canesten 2% Thrush cream (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Canesten 2% Thrush cream, Clotrimazole 2% Thrush cream (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Canesten 2% Thrush cream, Clotrimazole 2% w/w Thrush cream (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Canesten 200 mg pessary SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Canesten 500 mg pessary SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Prescription only (POM)
Canesten Combi pessary & External cream 500 mg / 2% w/w pessary & cream SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Prescription only (POM)
Canesten Combi soft gel pessary & External cream 500 mg / 2% w/w vaginal capsule & cream SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) –
Canesten Thrush Combi pessary & External cream 500 mg / 2% w/w pessary & cream SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) General sale (GSL)
Canesten Thrush External cream 2% w/w cream SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Canesten Thrush Internal cream 10% w/w vaginal cream SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Canesten Thrush pessary 500 mg pessary SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Canesten Thrush soft gel pessary 500 mg vaginal capsule SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) –
Clindamycin 2% w/w vaginal cream, Dalacin 2% w/w cream (G01AA10 clindamycin) Prescription only (POM)
Clotrimazole 100 mg SPC (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Clotrimazole 2% cream, Canesten Thrush cream (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Clotrimazole 2% w/w Thrush cream, Canesten 2% w/w Thrush cream (G01AF02 clotrimazole) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Dalacin 2% cream (G01AA10 clindamycin) Prescription only (POM)
Dalacin 2% cream, Clindamycin 2% w/w cream (G01AA10 clindamycin) Prescription only (POM)
Dalacin cream 2% SPC (G01AA10 clindamycin) Prescription only (POM)
Fluomizin 10 mg vaginal tablets SPC no longer supplied (G01AC05 dequalinium) –
Gyno-daktarin 20 mg/g vaginal cream SPC no longer supplied (G01AF04 miconazole) –
Gyno-pevaryl 150 mg vaginal pessaries SPC no longer supplied (G01AF05 econazole) –
Gyno-pevaryl cream SPC (G01AF05 econazole) –
Gyno-pevaryl once 150 mg vaginal pessary SPC no longer supplied (G01AF05 econazole) –
Gynoxin 2% vaginal cream SPC no longer supplied (G01AF12 fenticonazole) –
Gynoxin 200 mg vaginal capsules SPC no longer supplied (G01AF12 fenticonazole) –
Gynoxin 600 mg vaginal capsules SPC no longer supplied (G01AF12 fenticonazole) –
Nystatin pessaries 100 000 units, Nyspes pessaries 100 000 units SPC (G01AA01 nystatin) Prescription only (POM)
Zidoval 7.5 mg / g vaginal gel SPC (G01AF01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)

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 G01A

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