G02B Contraceptives for topical use

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: other medicines for women's health

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 12 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

10 prescription only (POM)

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

G Genito urinary system and sex hormones 815 medicines
1. G02 Other gynecologicals 47 medicines
  1. G02B Contraceptives for topical use 12 medicines
    1. G02BA Intrauterine contraceptives 7 medicines
    2. G02BB Intravaginal contraceptives 5 medicines

Active substances in the group

Ethinylestradiol 5 medicines
Etonogestrel 4 medicines
Levonorgestrel 7 medicines

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

Medicine	Legal category
Benilexa One Handed 20 micrograms / 24 hours Intrauterine Delivery System SPC (G02BA03 plastic IUD with progestogen)	Prescription only (POM)
Benilexa Two Handed 20 micrograms / 24 hours Intrauterine Delivery System SPC (G02BA03 plastic IUD with progestogen)	–
Dadiva 0.120 mg / 0.015 mg per 24 hours vaginal Delivery System SPC (G02BB01 vaginal ring with progestogen and estrogen)	–
Jaydess 13.5 mg Intrauterine Delivery System SPC (G02BA03 plastic IUD with progestogen)	Prescription only (POM)
Kyleena 19.5 mg Intrauterine Delivery System SPC (G02BA03 plastic IUD with progestogen)	Prescription only (POM)
Levosert 20 micrograms / 24 hours Intrauterine Delivery System SPC (G02BA03 plastic IUD with progestogen)	Prescription only (POM)
Mirena 20 micrograms / 24 hours Intrauterine Delivery System SPC (G02BA03 plastic IUD with progestogen)	Prescription only (POM)
Mirena 20 micrograms/24 hour Intrauterine Delivery System (G02BA03 plastic IUD with progestogen)	Prescription only (POM)
Nuvaring 0.120 mg / 0.015 mg per 24 hours vaginal Delivery System SPC (G02BB01 vaginal ring with progestogen and estrogen)	Prescription only (POM)
Nuvaring 0.120 mg / 0.015 mg per 24Hours vaginal Delivery System (G02BB01 vaginal ring with progestogen and estrogen)	Prescription only (POM)
Nuvaring 0.120 mg/0.015 mg per 24 hrs, vaginal Delivery System (G02BB01 vaginal ring with progestogen and estrogen)	Prescription only (POM)
Syreniring 0.120 mg/0.015 mg per 24 hours, vaginal Delivery System SPC (G02BB01 vaginal ring with progestogen and estrogen)	Prescription only (POM)

Other groups of the same level

G02A Uterotonics 13 medicines
G02C Other gynecologicals 22 medicines

Other names of the ATC group

Czech: G02B Kontraceptiva lokální
French: G02B contraceptifs à usage topique
German: G02B Kontrazeptiva zur lokalen Anwendung
Spanish: G02B Anticonceptivos de uso topico
German: G02B Kontrazeptiva zur lokalen Anwendung
Italian: G02B Contraccettivi per uso topico
Polish: G02B Lokalne środki antykoncepcyjne
Turkish: G02B TOPİKAL KULLANIM İÇİN KONTRASEPTİFLER
Portuguese (Brazil): G02B CONTRACEPTIVOS DE USO TÓPICO
Slovak: G02B Kontraceptíva na lokálne použitie
German (Switzerland): G02B Kontrazeptiva zur lokalen Anwendung
French (Switzerland): G02B Contraceptifs à usage topique
Italian (Switzerland): G02B Contracettivi per uso topico
Dutch: G02B Anticonceptiva voor lokaal gebruik
English (Canada): G02B Contraceptives for topical use
French (Canada): G02B Contraceptifs à usage topique

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 G02B

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