N01AF Barbiturates for general anesthesia, plain
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: general anaesthetics
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 3 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 2 prescription only (POM)
Active substance: Thiopental – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
- N01 Anesthetics 169 medicines
- N01A Anesthetics, general 71 medicines
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N01AF Barbiturates for general anesthesia, plain 3 medicines
- N01AF03 thiopental 3 medicines
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N01AF Barbiturates for general anesthesia, plain 3 medicines
- N01A Anesthetics, general 71 medicines
- N01 Anesthetics 169 medicines
2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Thiopental 500 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (N01AF03 thiopental) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Thiopental powder for solution for injection SPC (N01AF03 thiopental) | – |
| Thiopental Sodium 500 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (N01AF03 thiopental) | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- N01AB Halogenated hydrocarbons, general anesthetics 8 medicines
- N01AH Opioid anesthetics 27 medicines
- N01AX Other general anesthetics 32 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: N01AF Barbituráty, samotné
- French: N01AF barbituriques non associés
- German: N01AF Barbiturate, rein
- German: N01AF Barbiturate, rein
- Italian: N01AF Anestetici generali
- Polish: N01AF Same barbiturany
- Turkish: N01AF Genel anestezi için barbitüratlar, sade
- Portuguese (Brazil): N01AF Barbitúricos isolados
- Slovak: N01AF Barbituráty, samotné
- German (Switzerland): N01AF Barbiturate, rein
- French (Switzerland): N01AF Barbituriques non associés
- Italian (Switzerland): N01AF Anestetici generali
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 N01AF
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