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M01A Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: anti-inflammatory painkillers, e.g. ibuprofen

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 338 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. M Musculo-skeletal system drugs 701 medicines
    1. M01 Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products 344 medicines
      1. M01A Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids 338 medicines
        1. M01AA Butylpyrazolidines, antiinflammatory and antirheumatic drugs 2 medicines
        2. M01AB Acetic acid derivatives and related substances 79 medicines
        3. M01AC Oxicams, antiinflammatory and antirheumatic drugs 16 medicines
        4. M01AE Propionic acid derivatives, antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products 181 medicines
        5. M01AG Fenamates, antiinflammatory and antirheumatic drugs 11 medicines
        6. M01AH Coxibs 38 medicines
        7. M01AX Other antiinflammatory and antirheumatic agents, non-steroids 11 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Aceclofenac 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AB16 aceclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Akis 25 mg / ml solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Akis 25 mg/ml solution for injection in prefilled syringe SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Akis 50 mg / ml solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Akis 50 mg / ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Akis 75 mg / ml solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Akis 75 mg / ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Anadin Ibuprofen 200 mg tablets no longer supplied (M01AE01 ibuprofen) –
Anadin Joint Pain 200 mg tablets (M01AE01 ibuprofen) General sale (GSL)
Anadin Liquifast 200 mg capsules, Anadin Ultra, Anadin Period Pain Relief 200 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (M01AE01 ibuprofen) –
Arcoxia 120 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Arcoxia 120 mg tablets, Etoricoxib 120 mg tablets (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Arcoxia 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Arcoxia 30 mg film-coated tablets, Etoricoxib 30 mg film-coated tablets (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Arcoxia 60 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Arcoxia 90 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Arcoxia 90 mg tablets, Etoricoxib 90 mg tablets (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Arthriex 750 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AX05 glucosamine) –
Arthrosin EC 500, Naproxen 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets, Nycopren tablets 500 mg SPC (M01AE02 naproxen) Prescription only (POM)
Arthrotec 50 modified-release tablets SPC (M01AB55 diclofenac, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Arthrotec 75 modified-release tablets SPC (M01AB55 diclofenac, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Arthrotec 75 tablets (M01AB55 diclofenac, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Asda Migraine Relief 342 mg tablets, Ibuprofen Lysine 342 mg tablets, Morrisons Express Pain Relief 342 mg tablets, Superdrug Period Pain Relief 342 mg tablets, Sainsburys Healthcare Express Pain Relief 342 mg tablets, Numark Rapid Pain Relief 342 mg tabl SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) General sale (GSL)
Berlind 75 Retard SPC no longer supplied (M01AB01 indometacin) –
Boots Cold & Flu Relief with Ibuprofen SPC (M01AE51 ibuprofen, combinations) –
Brufen 200 mg effervescent granules SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) Prescription only (POM)
Brufen 400 mg effervescent granules SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) Prescription only (POM)
Brufen granules SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) –
Brufen Retard SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) Prescription only (POM)
Brufen Retard 800 mg Sustained-release tablets (M01AE01 ibuprofen) Prescription only (POM)
Brufen tablets 200 mg no longer supplied (M01AE01 ibuprofen) –
Brufen tablets 400 mg SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) Prescription only (POM)
Brufen tablets 600 mg SPC no longer supplied (M01AE01 ibuprofen) –
Calprofen 100 mg / 5 ml Ibuprofen suspension SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) –
Calprofen 100 mg/5 ml oral suspension Ibuprofen SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) –
Calprofen Ibuprofen suspension SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) –
Care Cold & Flu Relief 200 mg/5 mg film coated tablets SPC (M01AE51 ibuprofen, combinations) –
Care Ibuprofen for children oral suspension SPC (M01AE Propionic acid derivatives, antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products) –
Celebrex 100 mg capsules (M01AH01 celecoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Celebrex 100 mg capsules hard SPC (M01AH01 celecoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Celebrex 100 mg hard capsule, Celecoxib 100 mg hard capsule (M01AH01 celecoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Celebrex 200 mg capsules SPC (M01AH01 celecoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Celebrex 200 mg capsules, Celecoxib 200 mg capsules (M01AH01 celecoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Celecoxib 100 mg capsule hard SPC (M01AH01 celecoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Celecoxib 200 mg capsules, Celebrex 200 mg capsules (M01AH01 celecoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Celecoxib 200 mg hard capsules SPC (M01AH01 celecoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Celecoxib Krka 100 mg Harde capsules SPC (M01AH01 celecoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Clotam Rapid, Tolfenamic Acid 200 mg tablets SPC (M01AG02 tolfenamic acid) –
Cuprofen tablets 400 mg, Cuprofen Maximum strength tablets, Ibuprofen tablets BP 400 mg, Unichem Extra strength Ibuprofen 400 mg tablets SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) With or without prescription
Deep Relief Pain Relief gel, Deep Relief, Deep Relief Anti-inflammatory gel SPC (M01AE51 ibuprofen, combinations) –
Dexibuprofen 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AE14 dexibuprofen) –
Dexibuprofen 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC not available (M01AE14 dexibuprofen) –
Dexibuprofen 400 mg film-coated tablets SPC not available (M01AE14 dexibuprofen) –
Diclo-SR 75 (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Diclo-XL 100 SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Dicloalgan 12.5 mg soft capsules SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Diclofenac Potassium 12.5 mg tablets SPC not available (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Diclofenac Potassium 25 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Diclofenac Potassium 50 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Diclofenac Sodium 100 mg suppositories, Voltarene 100 mg suppositories, Voltarol 100 mg suppositories (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Diclofenac Sodium 100 mg suppositories, Voltarol 100 mg suppositories SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Diclofenac Sodium 25 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Diclofenac Sodium 50 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Diclofenac Sodium Dexcel SR 75 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Diclofenac Sodium Dexcel XL 100 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Diclofenac Sodium tablets 25 mg SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Diclofenac Sodium tablets 50 mg, Fenactol tablets 50 mg SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Diclofenac Sodium, 50 mg tablets SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Diclofenac tablets 25 mg SPC not available (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Diclofenac tablets BP 25 mg SPC not available (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Diclofenac tablets BP 50 mg SPC not available (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Diclomax Retard SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Diclomax SR SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Dolenio 1500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AX05 glucosamine) –
Dolenio 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AX05 glucosamine) –
Dolenio 750 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AX05 glucosamine) –
Dynastat SPC (M01AH04 parecoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Dynastat 40 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC (M01AH04 parecoxib) –
Ebufac tablets 400 mg, Migrafen 400 SPC (M01AE01 ibuprofen) With or without prescription
Econac 100 mg suppositories SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Econac injection 75 mg / 3 ml no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Econac SR 75 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Econac XL 100 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Elyxyb 120 mg oral solution in single-dose Container SPC no longer supplied (M01AH01 celecoxib) –
Enstar SR 75 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Enstar XL 100 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Etolyn 600 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AB08 etodolac) –
Etopan XL 600 mg tablets SPC (M01AB08 etodolac) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib 120 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib 60 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib 60 mg film-coated tablets, Arcoxia 60 mg film-coated tablets (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib 90 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib 90 mg film-coated tablets, Arcoxia 90 mg film-coated tablets (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib 90 mg tablets, Arcoxia 90 mg tablets (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib Mylan 120 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib Mylan 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib Mylan 60 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib Mylan 90 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) Prescription only (POM)
Etoricoxib Usv 120 mg film-coated tablets SPC (M01AH05 etoricoxib) 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 M01A

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