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J01 Antibacterials for systemic use

ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: antibiotics

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 668 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

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  1. J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
    1. J01 Antibacterials for systemic use 668 medicines
      1. J01A Tetracycline antibiotics 47 medicines
      2. J01B Amphenicols 4 medicines
      3. J01C Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins 188 medicines
      4. J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials 164 medicines
      5. J01E Sulfonamides and trimethoprim antibacterials for systemic use 24 medicines
      6. J01F Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins 72 medicines
      7. J01G Aminoglycoside antibacterials 25 medicines
      8. J01M Quinolone antibacterials 34 medicines
      9. J01X Other antibacterials 110 medicines

1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Daptoxel 500 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01XX09 daptomycin) –
Demeclocycline Hydrochloride Dawa 150 mg capsules SPC (J01AA01 demeclocycline) Prescription only (POM)
Demeclocycline Hydrochloride Dawa 300 mg capsules, Demeclocycline Hydrochloride Dawa 300 mg capsules SPC (J01AA01 demeclocycline) Prescription only (POM)
Doribax SPC no longer supplied (J01DH04 doripenem) –
Doxycycline 100 mg capsules SPC (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Doxycycline 100 mg dispersible tablets SPC (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Doxycycline 100 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (J01AA02 doxycycline) –
Doxycycline 50 mg capsules SPC (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Doxycycline capsules 100 mg SPC no longer supplied (J01AA02 doxycycline) –
Doxycycline capsules BP 100 mg SPC (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Doxycycline capsules BP 50 mg SPC (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Doxylar 100 mg tablets, Doxycycline 100 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (J01AA02 doxycycline) –
Doxylar, Doxycycline capsules BP 50 mg SPC (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Doxylar* capsules 100 mg, Ramysis capsules 100 mg, Doxycycline capsules BP 100 mg SPC (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Economycin 250 mg film-coated tablets, Tetracycline 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J01AA07 tetracycline) Prescription only (POM)
Efracea 40 mg modified-release hard capsules SPC (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Cipla 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Elc 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Enexi 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Milpharm 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Qilu 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Ertapenem Sun 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (J01DH03 ertapenem) Prescription only (POM)
Erythrocin 500 mg tablets (J01FA01 erythromycin) Prescription only (POM)
Erythrolar (Erythromycin) tablets 250 mg SPC no longer supplied (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin 125 mg / 5 ml sugar free granules for oral suspension SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin 250 mg / 5 ml sugar free granules for oral suspension SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin 250 mg capsules SPC not available (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin 250 mg film coated tablets SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin 250 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin 250 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin 250 mg tablets, Retcin (J01FA01 erythromycin) Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin 500 mg / 5 ml sugar free granules for oral suspension SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin 500 mg tablets SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate 125 mg / 5 ml granules for oral suspension SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate 250 mg / 5 ml granules for oral suspension SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate 500 mg / 5 ml granules for oral suspension SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate granules for oral suspension 125 mg / 5 ml SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate granules for oral suspension 250 mg/5 ml SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate granules for oral suspension 500 mg / 5 ml SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythromycin Panpharma 1 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin Stearate BP 500 mg, Erythrocin 500 (J01FA01 erythromycin) Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin tablets 250 mg SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) Prescription only (POM)
Erythromycin tablets BP 250 mg SPC no longer supplied (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythroped A 500 mg tablets no longer supplied (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Erythroped A tablets SPC (J01FA01 erythromycin) –
Evoxil 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (J01MA12 levofloxacin) –
Evoxil 5 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01MA12 levofloxacin) –
Evoxil 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (J01MA12 levofloxacin) –
Fectrim tablets Standard, Co-trimoxazole 80/400 mg SPC (J01EE01 sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) –
Fetcroja 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials) Prescription only (POM)
Floxapen capsules 250 mg no longer supplied (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Floxapen capsules 500 mg SPC no longer supplied (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Floxapen oral suspension 125 mg / 5 ml, Flucloxacillin oral suspension 125 mg / 5 ml not available (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Floxapen vial for injection 1 g no longer supplied (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Floxapen vial for injection 250 mg SPC no longer supplied (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Floxapen vials for injection 500 mg SPC no longer supplied (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 1 g powder for solution for injection SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 1 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 1000 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 125 mg / 5 ml granules for oral solution SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 125 mg / 5 ml powder for oral solution SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 125 mg / 5 ml sugar free powder for oral solution SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 125 mg/5 ml granules for oral solution sugar free SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 125 mg/5 ml powder for oral solution sugar free SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 2 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 250 mg / 5 ml granules for oral solution SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 250 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 250 mg / 5 ml oral solution BP SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension,Floxapen 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension not available (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 250 mg / 5 ml powder for oral solution sugar free SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 250 mg / 5 ml sugar-free powder for oral solution SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 250 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 250 mg capsules BP SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 250 mg capsules hard SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 250 mg powder for solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 250 mg powder for solution for injection or infusion (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 250 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 250 mg/5 ml powder for oral solution SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 500 mg capsules SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 500 mg capsules BP SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 500 mg capsules hard SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 500 mg powder for solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin 500 mg powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin 500 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin capsules BP 250 mg SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin capsules BP 500 mg SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin oral suspension 250 mg / 5 ml, Floxapen oral suspension 250 mg / 5 ml SPC not available (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) –
Flucloxacillin Sodium for injection 1 g SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin Sodium for injection 250 mg (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Flucloxacillin Sodium for injection 500 mg SPC (J01CF05 flucloxacillin) Prescription only (POM)
Fomicyt 40 mg/ml powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01XX01 fosfomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Fortum 1 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01DD02 ceftazidime) –
Fortum 2 g powder for solution for injection or infusion, Fortum 2 g powder for solution for infusion (Monovial) no longer supplied (J01DD02 ceftazidime) –
Fortum 3 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01DD02 ceftazidime) –
Fortum 500 mg powder for solution for injection no longer supplied (J01DD02 ceftazidime) –
Fosfomycin 3 g granules for oral solution SPC (J01XX01 fosfomycin) With or without prescription

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 J01

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