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J05AF01 zidovudine

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 6 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Zidovudine – 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. J05AF Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors 82 medicines
          1. J05AF01 zidovudine 6 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Retrovir 10 mg / ml IV concentrate for solution for infusion SPC Prescription only (POM)
Retrovir 100 mg / 10 ml oral solution SPC Prescription only (POM)
Retrovir capsules 100 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Retrovir capsules 250 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Zidovudine 100 mg capsules, hard SPC Prescription only (POM)
Zidovudine 250 mg capsules, hard 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 J05AF01

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