Patient info

H03BA Thiouracil antithyroid preparations

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for the thyroid

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 4 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

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

Place in the ATC classification

  1. H Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. sex hormones and insulins 442 medicines
    1. H03 Thyroid therapy drugs 67 medicines
      1. H03B Antithyroid preparations 15 medicines
        1. H03BA Thiouracil antithyroid preparations 4 medicines
          1. H03BA02 propylthiouracil 4 medicines

2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Propylthiouracil 100 mg tablets SPC (H03BA02 propylthiouracil) Prescription only (POM)
Propylthiouracil 25 mg tablets SPC (H03BA02 propylthiouracil) Prescription only (POM)
Propylthiouracil 50 mg tablets SPC (H03BA02 propylthiouracil) Prescription only (POM)
Propylthiouracil tablets BP 50 mg SPC no longer supplied (H03BA02 propylthiouracil) –

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 H03BA

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