M03C Muscle relaxants, directly acting agents
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: muscle relaxants
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 6 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 5 prescription only (POM)
Active substance: Dantrolene – 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 706 medicines
- M03 Muscle relaxants 97 medicines
- M03C Muscle relaxants, directly acting agents 6 medicines
- M03 Muscle relaxants 97 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Agilus 120 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (M03CA01 dantrolene) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Dantrium 100 mg capsules (M03CA01 dantrolene) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Dantrium 25 mg capsules (M03CA01 dantrolene) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Dantrium capsules 100 mg SPC (M03CA01 dantrolene) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Dantrium capsules 25 mg SPC (M03CA01 dantrolene) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Dantrium IV 20 mg SPC (M03CA01 dantrolene) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- M03A Muscle relaxants, peripherally acting agents 45 medicines
- M03B Muscle relaxants, centrally acting agents 46 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: M03C Přímo působící myorelaxancia
- French: M03C myorelaxants à action directe
- German: M03C Muskelrelaxanzien, direkt wirkende Mittel
- German: M03C Muskelrelaxanzien, direkt wirkende Mittel
- Italian: M03C Miorilassanti ad azione diretta
- Polish: M03C Bezpośrednio działające środki zwiotczające mięśnie
- Turkish: M03C KAS GÜÇLENDİRİCİLER, DOĞRUDAN ETKİLİ AJANLAR
- Portuguese (Brazil): M03C RELAXANTES MUSCULARES DE ACÇÃO DIRECTA
- German (Switzerland): M03C Muskelrelaxanzien, direkt wirkende Mittel
- French (Switzerland): M03C Myorelaxants à action directe
- Italian (Switzerland): M03C Miorilassanti ad azione diretta
- Dutch: M03C Spierrelaxantia, direct werkende middelen
- English (Canada): M03C Muscle relaxants, directly acting agents
- French (Canada): M03C Myorelaxants à action directe
- Slovak: M03C Priamo pôsobiace myorelaxanciá
- Spanish: M03C Agentes relajantes musculares de accion directa
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 M03C
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.