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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 113 medicines in this group.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  1. M Musculo-skeletal system drugs 706 medicines
    1. M01 Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products 345 medicines
      1. M01A Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids 339 medicines
        1. M01AE Propionic acid derivatives, antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products 182 medicines
          1. M01AE01 ibuprofen 113 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Nurofen for children 200 mg / 5 mg Strawberry oral suspension SPC –
Nurofen for children 200 mg/5 ml Orange oral suspension SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Nurofen for children 3 Months to 9 Years Strawberry, Nurofen for children Cold Pain and Fever Strawberry Flavour 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Nurofen for children Strawberry Baby SPC General sale (GSL)
Nurofen for children Cold Pain and Fever Orange Flavour 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Nurofen for children Orange Baby, Nurofen for children Orange, Nurofen for children 3 Months to 9 Years Orange SPC no longer supplied –
Nurofen for children Orange Flavoured 100 mg chewable capsule soft SPC –
Nurofen Long Lasting Pain Relief 300 mg prolonged-release capsules, Nurofen Back Pain 300 mg Sustained release capsules SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Nurofen Meltlets 200 mg orodispersible tablets, Nurofen Recovery SPC General sale (GSL)
Nurofen Pain Relief 200 mg soft capsules SPC General sale (GSL)
NUROFEN PAIN RELIEF 256MG TABLETS General sale (GSL)
Nurofen Pain Relief Caplets 256 mg tablets SPC General sale (GSL)
Nurofen Pain Relief Max strength 512 mg tablets Pharmacy medicine (P)
Superdrug Childrens Pain and Fever Relief 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Ibuprofen 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Bells Healthcare Childrens Pain and Fever Relief 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Tesco Health Ibuprofen 100 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Almus C SPC No prescription needed
Well Pharmaceuticals Ibuprofen 200 mg coated tablets, Ibuprofen 200 mg coated tablets SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)

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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