Patient info

J04A Drugs for treatment of tuberculosis

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for tuberculosis

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 38 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
    1. J04 Antimycobacterials 44 medicines
      1. J04A Drugs for treatment of tuberculosis 38 medicines
        1. J04AA Aminosalicylic acid and derivatives 2 medicines
        2. J04AB Antibiotics, Antitubercular 13 medicines
        3. J04AC Hydrazides for tuberculosis treatment 5 medicines
        4. J04AK Other drugs for treatment of tuberculosis 13 medicines
        5. J04AM Combinations of drugs for treatment of tuberculosis 5 medicines

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

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Cycloserine SPC (J04AB01 cycloserine) Prescription only (POM)
Deltyba SPC (J04AK06 delamanid) –
Dovprela 200 mg tablets SPC (J04AK08 pretomanid) –
Ethambutol 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J04AK02 ethambutol) Prescription only (POM)
Ethambutol 100 mg tablets SPC (J04AK02 ethambutol) Prescription only (POM)
Ethambutol 400 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J04AK02 ethambutol) Prescription only (POM)
Ethambutol 400 mg tablets SPC (J04AK02 ethambutol) Prescription only (POM)
Ethambutol Hydrochloride 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J04AK02 ethambutol) Prescription only (POM)
Ethambutol Hydrochloride 400 mg film-coated tablets (J04AK02 ethambutol) Prescription only (POM)
Ethambutol tablets 100 mg, Myambutol tablets 100 mg SPC no longer supplied (J04AK02 ethambutol) –
Ethambutol tablets 400 mg, Myambutol tablets 400 mg SPC (J04AK02 ethambutol) Prescription only (POM)
Granupas (previously Para-aminosalicylic acid Lucane) SPC (J04AA01 4-aminosalicylic acid) –
Granupas 4 g gastro-resistant granules SPC no longer supplied (J04AA01 4-aminosalicylic acid) –
Isoniazid 100 mg tablets SPC (J04AC01 isoniazid) Prescription only (POM)
Isoniazid 50 mg / 2 ml solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (J04AC01 isoniazid) –
Isoniazid 50 mg tablets SPC (J04AC01 isoniazid) Prescription only (POM)
Isoniazid tablets BP 100 mg SPC (J04AC01 isoniazid) Prescription only (POM)
Isoniazid tablets BP 50 mg SPC (J04AC01 isoniazid) Prescription only (POM)
Mycobutin SPC (J04AB04 rifabutin) Prescription only (POM)
Pyrazinamide 500 mg tablets SPC (J04AK01 pyrazinamide) Prescription only (POM)
Rifadin 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (J04AB02 rifampicin) Prescription only (POM)
Rifadin 150 mg capsules SPC (J04AB02 rifampicin) Prescription only (POM)
Rifadin 300 mg capsules SPC (J04AB02 rifampicin) Prescription only (POM)
Rifadin 600 mg infusion (J04AB02 rifampicin) Prescription only (POM)
Rifadin 600 mg infusion, Rifampicin 600 mg infusion (J04AB02 rifampicin) Prescription only (POM)
Rifadin for infusion 600 mg SPC (J04AB02 rifampicin) Prescription only (POM)
Rifampicin 300 mg capsules, Rimactane 300 mg capsules (J04AB02 rifampicin) Prescription only (POM)
Rifampicin capsules 150 mg SPC (J04AB02 rifampicin) Prescription only (POM)
Rifampicin capsules 300 mg SPC (J04AB02 rifampicin) Prescription only (POM)
Rifater 50, 120, 300 mg tablets (J04AM05 rifampicin, pyrazinamide and isoniazid) Prescription only (POM)
Rifater tablets SPC (J04AM05 rifampicin, pyrazinamide and isoniazid) Prescription only (POM)
Rifinah 150/100 mg tablets SPC (J04AM02 rifampicin and isoniazid) Prescription only (POM)
Rifinah 300/150 mg coated tablets SPC (J04AM02 rifampicin and isoniazid) Prescription only (POM)
Rimactane capsules 150 mg SPC no longer supplied (J04AB02 rifampicin) –
Rimactane capsules 300 mg SPC (J04AB02 rifampicin) Prescription only (POM)
Sirturo 100 mg tablets SPC (J04AK05 bedaquiline) Prescription only (POM)
Voractiv film-coated tablets, Rimstar film-coated tablets SPC (J04AM06 rifampicin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol and isoniazid) Prescription only (POM)
Zinamide tablets 500 mg SPC (J04AK01 pyrazinamide) 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 J04A

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