M03AB Choline derivative muscle relaxants, peripherally acting
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: muscle relaxants
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 5 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 1 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Suxamethonium – 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.
- M Musculo-skeletal system drugs 701 medicines
- M03 Muscle relaxants 95 medicines
- M03A Muscle relaxants, peripherally acting agents 43 medicines
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M03AB Choline derivative muscle relaxants, peripherally acting 5 medicines
- M03AB01 suxamethonium 5 medicines
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M03AB Choline derivative muscle relaxants, peripherally acting 5 medicines
- M03A Muscle relaxants, peripherally acting agents 43 medicines
- M03 Muscle relaxants 95 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Anectine 50 mg / ml injection SPC no longer supplied (M03AB01 suxamethonium) | – |
| Suxamethonium Chloride 50 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (M03AB01 suxamethonium) | – |
| Suxamethonium Chloride 50 mg/ml, solution for injection / infusion SPC (M03AB01 suxamethonium) | – |
| Suxamethonium Chloride injection BP 100 mg / 2 ml SPC (M03AB01 suxamethonium) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Suxamethonium Chloride injection BP 50 mg / ml SPC (M03AB01 suxamethonium) | – |
Other groups of the same level
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: M03AB Deriváty cholinu
- French: M03AB dérivés de la choline
- German: M03AB Cholin-Derivate
- German: M03AB Cholin-Derivate
- Italian: M03AB DERIVATI DELLA COLINA
- Polish: M03AB Pochodne choliny
- Turkish: M03AB Kolin türevi kas gevşeticiler, periferik etkili
- Portuguese (Brazil): M03AB Derivados da colina
- Slovak: M03AB Deriváty cholínu
- German (Switzerland): M03AB Cholin-Derivate
- French (Switzerland): M03AB Dérivés de la choline
- Italian (Switzerland): M03AB Derivati della colina
- Dutch: M03AB Cholinederivaten, spierrelaxantia, perifeer werkend
- English (Canada): M03AB Choline derivative muscle relaxants, peripherally acting
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 M03AB
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