J01B Amphenicols
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: antibiotics
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 4 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 2 prescription only (POM)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Chloramphenicol – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
- J01 Antibacterials for systemic use 668 medicines
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J01B Amphenicols 4 medicines
- J01BA Amphenicol antibacterials, systemic 4 medicines
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J01B Amphenicols 4 medicines
- J01 Antibacterials for systemic use 668 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Chloramphenicol 1 g powder for solution for injection SPC (J01BA01 chloramphenicol) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Chloramphenicol 250 mg capsules, Cafcol SPC not available (J01BA01 chloramphenicol) | – |
| Chloramphenicol capsules BP 250 mg SPC not available (J01BA01 chloramphenicol) | – |
| Kemicetine injection, Chloramphenicol 1 g injection (J01BA01 chloramphenicol) | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- J01A Tetracycline antibiotics 47 medicines
- J01C Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins 188 medicines
- J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials 164 medicines
- J01E Sulfonamides and trimethoprim antibacterials for systemic use 24 medicines
- J01F Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins 72 medicines
- J01G Aminoglycoside antibacterials 25 medicines
- J01M Quinolone antibacterials 34 medicines
- J01X Other antibacterials 110 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: J01B Amfenikoly
- French: J01B phénicoles
- German: J01B AMPHENICOLE
- German: J01B AMPHENICOLE
- Italian: J01B AMFENICOLI
- Polish: J01B Amfenikol
- Turkish: J01B amfenikoller
- Portuguese (Brazil): J01B ANFENICÓIS
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 J01B
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