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J01AA07 tetracycline

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: antibiotics

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

Active substance: Tetracycline – 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.

  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. J01AA07 tetracycline 5 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Economycin 250 mg film-coated tablets, Tetracycline 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Tetracycline 250 mg coated tablets Prescription only (POM)
Tetracycline 250 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Tetracycline capsules 250 mg, Economycin capsules 250 mg no longer supplied –
Tetracycline tablets BP 250 mg SPC 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 J01AA07

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