Medicines by ATC code M02AA13 ibuprofen

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: gels and creams for joint and muscle pain

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 15 medicines in this group.

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

Place in the ATC classification

Medicine	Legal category
Care Ibuprofen 5% w/w gel, Radian B Anti-inflammatory Ibuprofen 5% w/w gel SPC	General sale (GSL)
Flexigel, Ibuprofen Pain Relief gel 5% w/w, Ibuprofen 5% gel, Fenbid gel, Phorpain gel SPC	No prescription needed
Ibugel Forte 10% SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Ibugel gel SPC	–
Ibuleve Max strength Pain Relief 10% gel SPC	General sale (GSL)
Ibuleve Pain Relief 5% gel, Ibuderm 5 % gel SPC no longer supplied	–
Ibuleve Pain Relief 5% spray SPC	General sale (GSL)
Ibuspray SPC	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Nurofen Joint & Back Pain Relief 5% gel SPC no longer supplied	–
Nurofen Joint & Back Pain Relief Max strength 10 % gel, Ibuprofen 10% w/w gel, Boots Max strength Ibuprofen 10% gel SPC	With or without prescription
Nurofen Joint & Muscular Pain Relief 200 mg medicated plaster SPC	General sale (GSL)
Nurofen Muscular Pain Relief gel Pharmacy only SPC	–
Phorpain 5% w/w gel, Fenbid 5% w/w gel SPC	No prescription needed
Phorpain Maximum strength 10% w/w gel, Fenbid 10 %w/w gel, Ibuprofen 10% w/w gel SPC	With or without prescription
Tesco Health Ibuprofen 5% w/w gel, Ibuprofen 5% w/w gel, Auxifen 5%w/w gel	No prescription needed

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 M02AA13

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