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M01AB Acetic acid derivatives and related substances

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: anti-inflammatory painkillers, e.g. ibuprofen

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 79 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. M01AB Acetic acid derivatives and related substances 79 medicines
          1. M01AB01 indometacin 15 medicines
          2. M01AB02 sulindac 3 medicines
          3. M01AB05 diclofenac 48 medicines
          4. M01AB08 etodolac 3 medicines
          5. M01AB15 ketorolac 2 medicines
          6. M01AB16 aceclofenac 2 medicines
          7. M01AB55 diclofenac, combinations 5 medicines

12 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
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) –
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)
Berlind 75 Retard SPC no longer supplied (M01AB01 indometacin) –
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)
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) –
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)
Flamatak MR tablets 75 mg SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Indocid 100 mg suppositories no longer supplied (M01AB01 indometacin) –
Indocid capsules 25 mg SPC no longer supplied (M01AB01 indometacin) –
Indocid capsules 50 mg SPC no longer supplied (M01AB01 indometacin) –
Indocid suppositories 100 mg SPC (M01AB01 indometacin) Prescription only (POM)
Indolar SR capsules 75 mg SPC no longer supplied (M01AB01 indometacin) –
Indometacin 100 mg suppositories, Indocid 100 mg suppositories (M01AB01 indometacin) Prescription only (POM)
Indometacin 25 mg capsules SPC (M01AB01 indometacin) Prescription only (POM)
Indometacin 50 mg capsules SPC (M01AB01 indometacin) Prescription only (POM)
Indometacin capsule 25 mg SPC (M01AB01 indometacin) Prescription only (POM)
Indometacin capsules 50 mg SPC (M01AB01 indometacin) Prescription only (POM)
Indometacin capsules BP 25 mg SPC (M01AB01 indometacin) Prescription only (POM)
Indometacin capsules BP 50 mg SPC (M01AB01 indometacin) Prescription only (POM)
Indomethacin capsules BP 25 mg SPC –
Indomethacin capsules BP 50 mg SPC (M01AB01 indometacin) –
Ketorolac Trometamol 30 mg / ml solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (M01AB15 ketorolac) –
Lodine SR tablets 600 mg SPC (M01AB08 etodolac) Prescription only (POM)
Misofen 50 mg / 200 micrograms modified release tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AB55 diclofenac, combinations) –
Misofen 75 mg / 200 micrograms modified release tablets SPC no longer supplied (M01AB55 diclofenac, combinations) –
Motifene 75 mg capsules SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Pardelprin MR capsules 75 mg SPC no longer supplied (M01AB01 indometacin) –
Preservex tablets 100 mg SPC (M01AB16 aceclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Rhumalgan CR 100 SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Rhumalgan CR75 SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Rhumalgan SR 75 mg modified release capsules SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Rhumalgan XL 100 mg modified-release capsules SPC no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Sulindac 200 mg tablets SPC not available (M01AB02 sulindac) –
Sulindac tablets BP 100 mg SPC no longer supplied (M01AB02 sulindac) –
Sulindac tablets BP 200 mg no longer supplied (M01AB02 sulindac) –
Toradol 30 mg/ml solution for injection (M01AB15 ketorolac) Prescription only (POM)
Voltarol 100 mg suppositories, Diclofenac Sodium 100 mg suppositories (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Voltarol 50 mg dispersible tablets no longer supplied (M01AB05 diclofenac) –
Voltarol 75 mg SR tablets (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Voltarol ampoules 75 mg / 3 ml SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Voltarol Rapid 50 mg tablets (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Voltarol Rapid tablets 50 mg (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Voltarol suppositories 100 mg SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Voltarol suppositories 12.5 mg SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Voltarol suppositories 25 mg SPC (M01AB05 diclofenac) Prescription only (POM)
Voltarol suppositories 50 mg (M01AB05 diclofenac) 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 M01AB

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