Patient info

G04CB01 finasteride

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for an enlarged prostate

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 5 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Finasteride – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. G Genito urinary system and sex hormones 815 medicines
    1. G04 Urologicals 373 medicines
      1. G04C Drugs used in benign prostatic hypertrophy 62 medicines
        1. G04CB Testosterone-5-alpha reductase inhibitors for benign prostatic hypertrophy 10 medicines
          1. G04CB01 finasteride 5 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Finasteride 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Finasteride 5 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Finasteride Ascend 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Proscar 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Proscar 5 mg tablets, Finasteride 5 mg tablets 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 G04CB01

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