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J05AB Nucleosides and nucleotides excl. reverse transcriptase inhibitors

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines against viruses, e.g. HIV or hepatitis

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 40 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
    1. J05 Antivirals for systemic use 392 medicines
      1. J05A Direct acting antivirals 392 medicines
        1. J05AB Nucleosides and nucleotides excl. reverse transcriptase inhibitors 40 medicines
          1. J05AB01 aciclovir 19 medicines
          2. J05AB06 ganciclovir 2 medicines
          3. J05AB09 famciclovir 7 medicines
          4. J05AB11 valaciclovir 7 medicines
          5. J05AB12 cidofovir 2 medicines
          6. J05AB14 valganciclovir 3 medicines

4 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
Aciclovir 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 200 mg dispersible tablets SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 200 mg tablets SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 250 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 400 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 400 mg dispersible tablets SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 400 mg tablets SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 500 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 800 mg dispersible tablets SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 800 mg tablets SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir powder for infusion 250 mg SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) –
Aciclovir tablets BP 200 mg SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir tablets BP 400 mg SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir tablets BP 800 mg SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Cidofovir Tillomed 75 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J05AB12 cidofovir) Prescription only (POM)
Cymevene 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (J05AB06 ganciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Famciclovir 125 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB09 famciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Famciclovir 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB09 famciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Famciclovir 250 mg tablets,Famvir 250 mg tablets (J05AB09 famciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Famciclovir 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB09 famciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Famvir 125 mg film-coated tablets (J05AB09 famciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Famvir 250 mg tablets, Famciclovir 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB09 famciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Famvir tablets 125 mg, Famciclovir 125 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB09 famciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Ganciclovir 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (J05AB06 ganciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Valaciclovir 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB11 valaciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Valaciclovir 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB11 valaciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Valaciclovir 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB11 valaciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Valaciclovir 500 mg tablets SPC (J05AB11 valaciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Valaciclovir 500 mg tablets, Valtrex 500 mg tablets (J05AB11 valaciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Valcyte 450 mg film-coated tablets (J05AB14 valganciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Valcyte 50 mg / ml powder for oral solution SPC (J05AB14 valganciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Valganciclovir 450 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB14 valganciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Valtrex 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB11 valaciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Valtrex 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (J05AB11 valaciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Vistide SPC no longer supplied (J05AB12 cidofovir) –
Zovirax IV 250 mg, Zovirax IV 500 mg SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) –
Zovirax suspension SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) –
Zovirax tablets 200 mg SPC (J05AB01 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Zovirax tablets 400 mg SPC no longer supplied (J05AB01 aciclovir) –
Zovirax tablets 800 mg SPC no longer supplied (J05AB01 aciclovir) –

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 J05AB

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