M01AE01 ibuprofen
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: anti-inflammatory painkillers, e.g. ibuprofen
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 112 medicines in this group.
- 49 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 14 prescription only (POM)
- 20 with or without a prescription, by the pack
- 17 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- M Musculo-skeletal system drugs 701 medicines
- M01 Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products 344 medicines
- M01A Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids 338 medicines
- M01AE Propionic acid derivatives, antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products 181 medicines
- M01AE01 ibuprofen 112 medicines
- M01AE Propionic acid derivatives, antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products 181 medicines
- M01A Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids 338 medicines
- M01 Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products 344 medicines
Active substances in the group
- Ibuprofen 100 medicines
- Ibuprofen lysine 6 medicines
- Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate 6 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Anadin Ibuprofen 200 mg tablets no longer supplied | – |
| Anadin Joint Pain 200 mg tablets | General sale (GSL) |
| Anadin Liquifast 200 mg capsules, Anadin Ultra, Anadin Period Pain Relief 200 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied | – |
| 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 | General sale (GSL) |
| Brufen 200 mg effervescent granules SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Brufen 400 mg effervescent granules SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Brufen granules SPC | – |
| Brufen Retard SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Brufen Retard 800 mg Sustained-release tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Brufen tablets 200 mg no longer supplied | – |
| Brufen tablets 400 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Brufen tablets 600 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Calprofen 100 mg / 5 ml Ibuprofen suspension SPC | – |
| Calprofen 100 mg/5 ml oral suspension Ibuprofen SPC | – |
| Calprofen Ibuprofen suspension SPC | – |
| Cuprofen tablets 400 mg, Cuprofen Maximum strength tablets, Ibuprofen tablets BP 400 mg, Unichem Extra strength Ibuprofen 400 mg tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ebufac tablets 400 mg, Migrafen 400 SPC | With or without prescription |
| Extra strength Ibuprofen 400 mg tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Flarin 200 mg soft capsules SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Flarin Joint & Muscular Pain Relief 200 mg soft capsules SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Ibucalm 200 mg tablets, Ibuprofen tablets BP 200 mg | No prescription needed |
| Ibucalm 400 mg tablets, Ibuprofen 400 mg tablets BP SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibucaps Ibuprofen 200 mg soft Gelatin capsules, Galpharm Ibuprofen 200 mg soft capsules, Optipharma Ibuprofen 200 mg soft capsules, Ibuprofen 200 mg liquid capsules, Paramed Ibuprofen 200 mg liquid capsules, Essential Waitrose Ibuprofen 200 mg liquid caps SPC | No prescription needed |
| Ibular tablets 400 mg, Ibuprofen 400 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Ibuprofen 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Tesco Health Ibuprofen 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Bells Healthcare Childrens Pain and Fever Relief 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension | No prescription needed |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg capsules SPC | No prescription needed |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg capsules, Galpharm Migraine Relief SPC | No prescription needed |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg capsules, hard SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg coated tablets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg coated tablets, Ibular tablets 200 mg SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg coated tablets, Ibuprofen Caplets 200 mg SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC | No prescription needed |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg film-coated tablets, Noubid 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC | No prescription needed |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg soft capsules SPC | No prescription needed |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg soft capsules, Bells Healthcare Period Pain Relief 200 mg soft capsules, Bells Healthcare Back and Muscle Pain Relief 200 mg soft capsules, Bells Healthcare Fever and Headache Relief 200 mg soft capsules, Numark Back & Muscle Pain Relief SPC | No prescription needed |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg solution for infusion SPC | – |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg tablets BP SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg tablets, Ibufem 200 mg tablets, Boots Ibuprofen 200 mg tablets | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg tablets, Librofem 200 mg tablets SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Ibuprofen 200 mg/5 ml oral suspension | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibuprofen 400 mg capsules soft SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ibuprofen 400 mg film-coated tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen 400 mg solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Ibuprofen 400 mg tablets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibuprofen 400 mg tablets BP SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibuprofen 400 mg tablets BP, Ibuprofen 400 mg tablets, Ibuprofen 400 mg Caplets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen 400 mg tablets, Ibuprofen 400 mg coated tablets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibuprofen 600 mg effervescent granules SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ibuprofen 600 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ibuprofen 600 mg film-coated tablets BP SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ibuprofen 600 mg solution for infusion | – |
| Ibuprofen 600 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ibuprofen 600 mg tablets BP SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Ibuprofen 800 mg PR tablets SPC not available | – |
| Ibuprofen Dermogen 400 mg film-coated tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen Dermogen 600 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ibuprofen effervescent tablets 200 mg, Ibusolve 200 mg effervescent tablets SPC not available | – |
| Ibuprofen Farmalider 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen film coated tablets 200 mg | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen film-coated tablets 400 mg SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen film-coated tablets 600 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ibuprofen Infirst 200 mg soft capsules SPC | No prescription needed |
| Ibuprofen Lysine 342 mg film-coated tablets SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Ibuprofen Lysine 684 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibuprofen Medley 100 mg/5 ml oral suspension SPC | – |
| Ibuprofen Perrigo 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen Perrigo 400 mg film-coated tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen Sainsburys 200 mg coated tablets, Ibuprofen 200 mg coated tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen Sainsburys 200 mg coated tablets, Ibuprofen Well Pharmaceuticals 200 mg coated tablets, Ibuprofen 200 mg coated tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Ibuprofen Seven Plus Pain Relief 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibuprofen Sodium 256 mg film-coated tablets SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Ibuprofen Sodium 512 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibuprofen tablets 200 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Ibuprofen tablets 400 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Ibuprofen tablets 600 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ibuprofen tablets BP 200 mg | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibuprofen tablets BP 400 mg SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibuprofen tablets BP 600 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ibuprofen Twelve Plus Pain Relief 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ibusan 400 mg capsules soft SPC | – |
| Ibusolve 400 mg effervescent tablets, Ibuprofen 400 mg effervescent tablets, Cufen 400 mg effervescent tablets no longer supplied | – |
| Infants and Childrens Ibuprofen suspension, Junior Ibuprofen suspension, Galpharm Childrens Ibuprofen 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Medifen 3+ Months 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Ibuprofen for children oral suspension | General sale (GSL) |
| Lloydspharmacy Ibuprofen 200 mg Long Lasting capsules, Sainsburys Healthcare Long Lasting Pain Relief 200 mg modified release capsules, Galprofen Long Lasting Ibuprofen capsules, Tesco Health Long Lasting Pain Relief 200 mg modified release capsules hard SPC | No prescription needed |
| Migrafen tablets | With or without prescription |
| Migraine Relief 342 mg film-coated tablets SPC | – |
| Numark Ibuprofen 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Fenpaed Ibuprofen 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Ibuprofen 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Nurofen 200 mg Caplets SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Nurofen 200 mg Liquicaps Pharmacy only, Nurofen Express 200 mg liquid capsules SPC | No prescription needed |
| Nurofen 200 mg tablets SPC | No prescription needed |
| Nurofen 400 mg capsule, soft SPC | – |
| Nurofen Express 200 mg liquid capsules, Ibuprofen 200 mg Liquicaps, Nurofen 200 mg liquid capsules SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Nurofen Express 256 mg Caplets SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Nurofen Express 256 mg tablets | General sale (GSL) |
| Nurofen Express 342 mg Caplets, Nurofen Tension Headache, Nurofen Migraine Pain SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Nurofen Express 400 mg liquid capsules, Nurofen Extra strength 400 mg liquid capsules SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Nurofen Express 684 mg Caplets, Nurofen Maximum strength Migraine Pain 684 mg Caplets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Nurofen Express Period Pain 200 mg soft capsules SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Nurofen for children 100 mg chewable capsules soft SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
Other groups of the same level
- M01AE02 naproxen 28 medicines
- M01AE03 ketoprofen 13 medicines
- M01AE04 fenoprofen 1 medicine
- M01AE09 flurbiprofen 3 medicines
- M01AE11 tiaprofenic acid 1 medicine
- M01AE14 dexibuprofen 3 medicines
- M01AE17 dexketoprofen 4 medicines
- M01AE51 ibuprofen, combinations 13 medicines
- M01AE52 naproxen and esomeprazole 2 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: M01AE01 Ibuprofen
- French: M01AE01 ibuprofène
- German: M01AE01 Ibuprofen
- Spanish: M01AE01 IBUPROFENO
- German: M01AE01 Ibuprofen
- Italian: M01AE01 IBUPROFENE
- Polish: M01AE01 IBUPROFEN
- Turkish: M01AE01 ibuprofen
- Portuguese (Brazil): M01AE01 Ibuprofeno
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 M01AE01
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