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J01BA Amphenicol antibacterials, systemic

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

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

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

Place in the ATC classification

  1. J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
    1. J01 Antibacterials for systemic use 668 medicines
      1. J01B Amphenicols 4 medicines
        1. J01BA Amphenicol antibacterials, systemic 4 medicines
          1. J01BA01 chloramphenicol 4 medicines

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal 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 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 J01BA

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