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M01AE02 naproxen

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 28 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Naproxen – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

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. M01AE02 naproxen 28 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Arthrosin EC 500, Naproxen 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets, Nycopren tablets 500 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Feminax Ultra 250 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Galpharm Period Pain Relief 250 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Kinovexen 250 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC –
Naprosyn 250 mg tablets SPC –
Naprosyn 500 mg tablets SPC –
Naprosyn Period Pain Relief 250 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC –
Naproxen 250 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen 250 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen 375 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen 50 mg / ml oral suspension SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets, Naprosyn EC 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen 500 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen EC 250 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen EC 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets, Naprosyn EC 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen EC 500 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen Enteric coated tablets 250 mg SPC no longer supplied –
Naproxen Orion 25 mg / ml oral suspension SPC –
Naproxen tablets 250 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen tablets 500 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen tablets BP 250 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Naproxen tablets BP 500 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nexocin EC 250 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nexocin EC 375 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nexocin EC 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Nycopren tablets 250 mg, Naproxen 250 mg gastro-resistant tablets, Arthrosin EC 250 SPC –
Stirlescent 250 mg effervescent tablets SPC 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 M01AE02

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