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J01DD Third-generation cephalosporins

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: antibiotics, cephalosporins and related

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 48 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. J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials 164 medicines
        1. J01DD Third-generation cephalosporins 48 medicines
          1. J01DD01 cefotaxime 14 medicines
          2. J01DD02 ceftazidime 16 medicines
          3. J01DD04 ceftriaxone 13 medicines
          4. J01DD08 cefixime 2 medicines
          5. J01DD13 cefpodoxime 2 medicines
          6. J01DD52 ceftazidime and beta-lactamase inhibitor 1 medicine

18 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
Cefixime 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J01DD08 cefixime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 0.5 g powder for solution for injection SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 1 g powder for solution for injection SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 1 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 1 g powder for solution for injection or infusion, Cefotaxime 500 mg powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 2 g powder for solution for injection SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 2 g powder for solution for injection / infusion SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 2 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 500 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 500 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime 500 mg/1 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) –
Cefotaxime Venus Pharma 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime Venus Pharma 2 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefotaxime Venus Pharma 500 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD01 cefotaxime) Prescription only (POM)
Cefpodoxime Proxetil 100 mg film-coated tablets not available (J01DD13 cefpodoxime) –
Cefpodoxime Proxetil 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J01DD13 cefpodoxime) –
Ceftazidime 1 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD02 ceftazidime) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftazidime 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD02 ceftazidime) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftazidime 1.0 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD02 ceftazidime) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftazidime 2 g powder for solution for injection and infusion SPC (J01DD02 ceftazidime) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftazidime 2 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD02 ceftazidime) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftazidime 2 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD02 ceftazidime) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftazidime 2.0 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD02 ceftazidime) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftazidime 250 mg powder for solution for injection SPC not available (J01DD02 ceftazidime) –
Ceftazidime 3 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01DD02 ceftazidime) –
Ceftazidime 500 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (J01DD02 ceftazidime) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftazidime Venus Pharma 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD02 ceftazidime) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftazidime Venus Pharma 2 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD02 ceftazidime) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftriaxone 1 g powder for solution for injection SPC (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftriaxone 1 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftriaxone 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftriaxone 2 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftriaxone 2 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftriaxone 2 g powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftriaxone 250 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftriaxone Enexi 1 g powder and solvent for solution for injection /infusion SPC (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) Prescription only (POM)
Ceftriaxone Sodium 2 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) Prescription only (POM)
Fortum 1 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01DD02 ceftazidime) –
Fortum 2 g powder for solution for injection or infusion, Fortum 2 g powder for solution for infusion (Monovial) no longer supplied (J01DD02 ceftazidime) –
Fortum 3 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01DD02 ceftazidime) –
Fortum 500 mg powder for solution for injection no longer supplied (J01DD02 ceftazidime) –
Lopratin 250 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) –
Rocephin 1 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) –
Rocephin 2 g powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) –
Rocephin 250 mg powder for solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (J01DD04 ceftriaxone) –
Suprax tablets 200 mg SPC (J01DD08 cefixime) Prescription only (POM)
Zavicefta 2 g/0.5 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J01DD52 ceftazidime and beta-lactamase inhibitor) 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 J01DD

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