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J01C Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: antibiotics, penicillins

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 188 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
    1. J01 Antibacterials for systemic use 668 medicines
      1. J01C Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins 188 medicines
        1. J01CA Penicillins with extended spectrum 73 medicines
        2. J01CE Beta-lactamase sensitive penicillins 30 medicines
        3. J01CF Beta-lactamase resistant penicillins 41 medicines
        4. J01CR Combinations of penicillins, incl. beta-lactamase inhibitors 44 medicines

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Co-amoxiclav tablets 500/125 mg SPC (J01CR02 amoxicillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor) Prescription only (POM)
Co-fluampicil oral suspension 125 mg / 125 mg in 5 ml SPC not available (J01CA51 ampicillin, combinations) –
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)
Magnapen 125 mg / 125 mg / 5 ml powder for oral suspension, Co-fluampicil 125 mg / 125 mg / 5 ml powder for oral suspension SPC no longer supplied (J01CA51 ampicillin, combinations) –
Magnapen 250 mg / 250 mg powder for solution for injection or infusion, Co-fluampicil 250 mg / 250 mg powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01CA51 ampicillin, combinations) –
Negaban 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01CA17 temocillin) Prescription only (POM)
Negaban 2 g, powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01CA17 temocillin) Prescription only (POM)
Penicillin VK tablets 250 mg, Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg film-coated tablets (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Penicillin VK tablets BP 250 mg SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125 mg / 5 ml oral solution sugar free BP SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125 mg / 5 ml powder for oral solution SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125 mg / 5 ml sugar free oral solution (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125 mg/5 ml sugar free oral solution BP SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg / 5 ml oral solution sugar free (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg / 5 ml oral solution sugar free BP SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Tenkicin 250 mg / 5 ml oral solution (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg / 5 ml powder for oral solution SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg / 5 ml sugar free oral solution (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg / 5 ml sugar free oral solution BP SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg film-coated tablets, Penicillin VK tablets 250 mg SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg tablets SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg tablets BP SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 500 mg film coated tablets SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium tablets 250 mg SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium tablets BP 250 mg SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Phenoxymethylpenicillin sugar free 125 mg/5 ml powder for oral solution SPC (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) Prescription only (POM)
Piperacillin / Tazobactam Qilu 2 g / 0.25 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01CR05 piperacillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor) –
Piperacillin / Tazobactam Qilu 4 g / 0.5 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01CR05 piperacillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor) Prescription only (POM)
Piperacillin/tazobactam 2 g/0.25 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01CR05 piperacillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor) Prescription only (POM)
Piperacillin/tazobactam 4 g/0.5 g powder and solvent for solution for infusion (J01CR05 piperacillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor) Prescription only (POM)
Piperacillin/tazobactam 4 g/0.5 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01CR05 piperacillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor) Prescription only (POM)
Piperacillin/tazobactam Adoh 4 g/0.5 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01CR05 piperacillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor) –
Pivmecillinam Hydrochloride 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J01CA08 pivmecillinam) Prescription only (POM)
Pivmecillinam Hydrochloride 200 mg film-coated tablets, Selexid 200 mg film-coated tablets (J01CA08 pivmecillinam) Prescription only (POM)
Respillin 125 mg / 5 ml oral suspension sugar free BP, Amoxicillin 125 mg / 5 ml oral suspension sugar free BP SPC no longer supplied (J01CA04 amoxicillin) –
Respillin 125 mg / 5 ml, Amoxicillin oral suspension BP 125 mg / 5 ml SPC no longer supplied (J01CA04 amoxicillin) –
Respillin 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension BP, Amoxicillin 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension BP SPC no longer supplied (J01CA04 amoxicillin) –
Respillin 250 mg / 5 ml, Amoxicillin oral suspension BP 250 mg / 5 ml no longer supplied (J01CA04 amoxicillin) –
Respillin 250 mg capsules, Amoxicillin 250 mg capsules BP no longer supplied (J01CA04 amoxicillin) –
Selexid 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J01CA08 pivmecillinam) Prescription only (POM)
Selexid 200 mg tablets (J01CA08 pivmecillinam) Prescription only (POM)
Tazocin 2 g/0.25 g powder for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01CR05 piperacillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor) –
Tazocin 4 g/0.5 g powder for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01CR05 piperacillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor) –
Tenkicin 125 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied (J01CE02 phenoxymethylpenicillin) –
Timentin 0.8 g 1.6 g 3.2 g SPC no longer supplied (J01CR03 ticarcillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor) –

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 J01C

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