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.
- 5 prescription only (POM)
Active substance: Finasteride – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
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 819 medicines
- G04 Urologicals 374 medicines
- G04C Drugs used in benign prostatic hypertrophy 62 medicines
- G04CB Testosterone-5-alpha reductase inhibitors for benign prostatic hypertrophy 10 medicines
- G04CB01 finasteride 5 medicines
- G04CB Testosterone-5-alpha reductase inhibitors for benign prostatic hypertrophy 10 medicines
- G04C Drugs used in benign prostatic hypertrophy 62 medicines
- G04 Urologicals 374 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal 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
- G04CB02 dutasteride 5 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: G04CB01 Finasterid
- French: G04CB01 finastéride
- German: G04CB01 Finasterid
- Spanish: G04CB01 Finasterida
- German: G04CB01 Finasterid
- Italian: G04CB01 Finasteride
- Polish: G04CB01 Finasterid
- Turkish: G04CB01 finasterid
- Portuguese (Brazil): G04CB01 Finasterida
- Slovak: G04CB01 Finasterid
- German (Switzerland): G04CB01 Finasterid
- French (Switzerland): G04CB01 Finastéride
- Italian (Switzerland): G04CB01 Finasteride
- Dutch: G04CB01 Finasteride
- English (Canada): G04CB01 Finasteride
- French (Canada): G04CB01 Finastéride
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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