M03B Muscle relaxants, centrally acting agents
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: muscle relaxants
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 46 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 31 prescription only (POM)
- 3 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- M Musculo-skeletal system drugs 701 medicines
- M03 Muscle relaxants 95 medicines
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M03B Muscle relaxants, centrally acting agents 46 medicines
- M03BA Carbamic acid esters, centrally acting muscle relaxants 8 medicines
- M03BX Other centrally acting agents 38 medicines
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M03B Muscle relaxants, centrally acting agents 46 medicines
- M03 Muscle relaxants 95 medicines
2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Baclofen 30 medicines
- Methocarbamol 8 medicines
- Pridinol 1 medicine
- Tizanidine 7 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
Other groups of the same level
- M03A Muscle relaxants, peripherally acting agents 43 medicines
- M03C Muscle relaxants, directly acting agents 6 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: M03B Centrálně působící myorelaxancia
- French: M03B myorelaxants à action centrale
- German: M03B MUSKELRELAXANZIEN, ZENTRAL WIRKENDE MITTEL
- Spanish: M03B RELAJANTES MUSCULARES DE ACCION CENTRAL
- German: M03B MUSKELRELAXANZIEN, ZENTRAL WIRKENDE MITTEL
- Italian: M03B Miorilassanti ad azione periferica
- Polish: M03B Działające ośrodkowo środki zwiotczające mięśnie
- Turkish: M03B KAS GECİKTİRİCİLER, MERKEZİ ETKİLİ AJANLAR
- Portuguese (Brazil): M03B RELAXANTES MUSCULARES DE ACÇÃO CENTRAL
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 M03B
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