Patient info

M01AC Oxicams, antiinflammatory and antirheumatic drugs

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 16 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. M01AC Oxicams, antiinflammatory and antirheumatic drugs 16 medicines
          1. M01AC01 piroxicam 9 medicines
          2. M01AC02 tenoxicam 2 medicines
          3. M01AC06 meloxicam 5 medicines

3 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
Feldene 10 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (M01AC01 piroxicam) –
Feldene 20 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (M01AC01 piroxicam) –
Feldene Melt 20 mg tablets SPC (M01AC01 piroxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Meloxicam 15 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (M01AC06 meloxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Meloxicam 15 mg tablets SPC (M01AC06 meloxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Meloxicam 7.5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (M01AC06 meloxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Meloxicam 7.5 mg tablets SPC (M01AC06 meloxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Meloxicam Chanelle Medical 15 mg tablets (M01AC06 meloxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Piroxicam 10 mg capsules SPC (M01AC01 piroxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Piroxicam 10 mg capsules BP SPC (M01AC01 piroxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Piroxicam 20 mg capsules SPC (M01AC01 piroxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Piroxicam 20 mg capsules BP SPC (M01AC01 piroxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Piroxicam capsules 10 mg SPC (M01AC01 piroxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Piroxicam capsules 20 mg SPC (M01AC01 piroxicam) Prescription only (POM)
Tenoxicam 20 mg Lyophilisate for solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (M01AC02 tenoxicam) –
Tenoxicam 20 mg tablets SPC not available (M01AC02 tenoxicam) –

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 M01AC

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