J05AB01 aciclovir
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines against viruses, e.g. HIV or hepatitis
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 19 medicines in this group.
- 14 prescription only (POM)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Aciclovir – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
- J05 Antivirals for systemic use 392 medicines
- J05A Direct acting antivirals 392 medicines
- J05AB Nucleosides and nucleotides excl. reverse transcriptase inhibitors 40 medicines
- J05AB01 aciclovir 19 medicines
- J05AB Nucleosides and nucleotides excl. reverse transcriptase inhibitors 40 medicines
- J05A Direct acting antivirals 392 medicines
- J05 Antivirals for systemic use 392 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Aciclovir 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir 200 mg dispersible tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir 200 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir 250 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir 400 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir 400 mg dispersible tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir 400 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir 500 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir 800 mg dispersible tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir 800 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir powder for infusion 250 mg SPC | – |
| Aciclovir tablets BP 200 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir tablets BP 400 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aciclovir tablets BP 800 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Zovirax IV 250 mg, Zovirax IV 500 mg SPC | – |
| Zovirax suspension SPC | – |
| Zovirax tablets 200 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Zovirax tablets 400 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Zovirax tablets 800 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
Other groups of the same level
- J05AB06 ganciclovir 2 medicines
- J05AB09 famciclovir 7 medicines
- J05AB11 valaciclovir 7 medicines
- J05AB12 cidofovir 2 medicines
- J05AB14 valganciclovir 3 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: J05AB01 Aciklovir
- French: J05AB01 aciclovir
- German: J05AB01 Aciclovir
- Spanish: J05AB01 ACICLOVIR
- German: J05AB01 Aciclovir
- Italian: J05AB01 ACICLOVIR
- Polish: J05AB01 ACIKLOVIR
- Turkish: J05AB01 asiklovir
- Portuguese (Brazil): J05AB01 Aciclovir
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 J05AB01
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