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J05AB09 famciclovir

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 7 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Famciclovir – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

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. J05AB09 famciclovir 7 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Famciclovir 125 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Famciclovir 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Famciclovir 250 mg tablets,Famvir 250 mg tablets Prescription only (POM)
Famciclovir 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Famvir 125 mg film-coated tablets Prescription only (POM)
Famvir 250 mg tablets, Famciclovir 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Famvir tablets 125 mg, Famciclovir 125 mg film-coated tablets SPC 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 J05AB09

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