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J01AA Tetracyclines

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: antibiotics

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 47 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

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

  1. J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
    1. J01 Antibacterials for systemic use 668 medicines
      1. J01A Tetracycline antibiotics 47 medicines
        1. J01AA Tetracyclines 47 medicines
          1. J01AA01 demeclocycline 3 medicines
          2. J01AA02 doxycycline 16 medicines
          3. J01AA04 lymecycline 2 medicines
          4. J01AA06 oxytetracycline 5 medicines
          5. J01AA07 tetracycline 5 medicines
          6. J01AA08 minocycline 8 medicines
          7. J01AA12 tigecycline 6 medicines
          8. J01AA13 eravacycline 2 medicines

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

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Acnamino MR 100 mg capsules (J01AA08 minocycline) Prescription only (POM)
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)
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)
Ledermycin capsules 150 mg, Demeclocycline Hydrochloride 150 mg capsules SPC (J01AA01 demeclocycline) Prescription only (POM)
Lymecycline 408 mg capsules hard SPC (J01AA04 lymecycline) Prescription only (POM)
Minocin MR capsules 100 mg SPC (J01AA08 minocycline) Prescription only (POM)
Minocycline 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC not available (J01AA08 minocycline) –
Minocycline 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC not available (J01AA08 minocycline) –
Minocycline tablets 100 mg SPC not available (J01AA08 minocycline) –
Minocycline tablets 50 mg not available (J01AA08 minocycline) –
Minocycline tablets BP 50 mg SPC no longer supplied (J01AA08 minocycline) –
Oxymycin Oxytetracycline tablets 250 mg SPC (J01AA06 oxytetracycline) Prescription only (POM)
Oxytetracycline 250 mg coated tablets SPC (J01AA06 oxytetracycline) Prescription only (POM)
Oxytetracycline 250 mg tablets SPC (J01AA06 oxytetracycline) Prescription only (POM)
Oxytetracycline tablets 250 mg SPC (J01AA06 oxytetracycline) Prescription only (POM)
Oxytetracycline tablets BP 250 mg SPC (J01AA06 oxytetracycline) Prescription only (POM)
Periostat 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Sebomin 100 mg MR capsules SPC no longer supplied (J01AA08 minocycline) –
Tetracycline 250 mg coated tablets (J01AA07 tetracycline) Prescription only (POM)
Tetracycline 250 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (J01AA07 tetracycline) –
Tetracycline capsules 250 mg, Economycin capsules 250 mg no longer supplied (J01AA07 tetracycline) –
Tetracycline tablets BP 250 mg SPC (J01AA07 tetracycline) Prescription only (POM)
Tetralysal 300 mg hard capsules SPC (J01AA04 lymecycline) Prescription only (POM)
Tigecycline 50 mg powder for solution for infusion (J01AA12 tigecycline) Prescription only (POM)
Tigecycline Accord 50 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01AA12 tigecycline) Prescription only (POM)
Tigecycline Fresenius Kabi 50 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01AA12 tigecycline) Prescription only (POM)
Tigecycline Hikma 50 mg powder for solution for infusion (J01AA12 tigecycline) Prescription only (POM)
Tygacil SPC (J01AA12 tigecycline) Prescription only (POM)
Tygacil 50 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01AA12 tigecycline) Prescription only (POM)
Vibramycin D 100 mg dispersible tablets, Doxycycline 100 mg dispersible tablets (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Vibramycin D dispersible tablets 100 mg SPC (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Vibramycin-D 100 mg dispersible tablets (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Vibrox 100 mg capsules, Doxycycline 100 mg capsules (J01AA02 doxycycline) Prescription only (POM)
Xerava 100 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J01AA13 eravacycline) Prescription only (POM)
Xerava 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC Prescription only (POM)

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 J01AA

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