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J01XE01 nitrofurantoin

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 29 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Nitrofurantoin – 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. J01X Other antibacterials 110 medicines
        1. J01XE Nitrofuran derivatives, antibacterials for systemic use 29 medicines
          1. J01XE01 nitrofurantoin 29 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Aratoin 100 mg tablets, Nitrofurantoin 100 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Macrobid 100 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Macrodantin 100 mg capsules Prescription only (POM)
Macrodantin 100 mg capsules hard Prescription only (POM)
Macrodantin 50 mg capsules Prescription only (POM)
Macrodantin 50 mg capsules hard Prescription only (POM)
Macrodantin 50 mg capsules, Nitrofurantoin 50 mg capsules hard SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 100 mg capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 100 mg capsules hard SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 100 mg capsules, Macrodantin 100 mg capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 100 mg tablets Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 100 mg tablets, Genfura 100 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 100 mg/5 ml oral suspension SPC –
Nitrofurantoin 25 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 25 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Furadantin 25 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC –
Nitrofurantoin 50 mg capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 50 mg capsules hard SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 50 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 50 mg tablets, Aratoin 50 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 50 mg tablets, Genfura 50 mg tablets Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin 50 mg/5 ml oral suspension SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin Bristol Laboratories 100 mg capsules hard SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin Bristol Laboratories 50 mg capsules hard SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin CNX Therapeutics 100 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin Glenmark 100 mg prolonged-release hard capsules Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin RPH Pharma 100 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nitrofurantoin Synchrony Pharma 100 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Urantoin/nitrofurantoin 100 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Urantoin/nitrofurantoin 50 mg tablets SPC 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 J01XE01

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