Patient info

N01AH Opioid anesthetics

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: general anaesthetics

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 27 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
    1. N01 Anesthetics 169 medicines
      1. N01A Anesthetics, general 71 medicines
        1. N01AH Opioid anesthetics 27 medicines
          1. N01AH01 fentanyl 3 medicines
          2. N01AH02 alfentanil 4 medicines
          3. N01AH03 sufentanil 4 medicines
          4. N01AH06 remifentanil 13 medicines
          5. N01AH51 fentanyl, combinations 3 medicines

2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Alfentanil 5 mg / ml solution for injection (N01AH02 alfentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Alfentanil 500 micrograms / ml solution for injection SPC (N01AH02 alfentanil) –
Alfentanil 500 micrograms/ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (N01AH02 alfentanil) –
Bufyl 1 mg / ml and 2 micrograms / ml solution for infusion, Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 1 mg / ml and Fentanyl Citrate 2 micrograms / ml solution for infusion SPC (N01AH51 fentanyl, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 1 mg / ml and Fentanyl Citrate 2 micrograms / ml solution for infusion, Bufyl 1 mg / ml and 2 micrograms / ml solution for infusion (N01AH51 fentanyl, combinations) –
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 1.25 mg / ml and Fentanyl Citrate 2 micrograms / ml solution for infusion, Bufyl 1.25 mg / ml and 2 micrograms / ml solution for infusion SPC (N01AH51 fentanyl, combinations) –
Dzuveo SPC no longer supplied (N01AH03 sufentanil) –
Dzuveo 30 micrograms sublingual tablet SPC no longer supplied (N01AH03 sufentanil) –
Fentanyl 50 micrograms / ml solution for injection SPC (N01AH01 fentanyl) –
Fentanyl 50 micrograms / ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (N01AH01 fentanyl) –
Rapifen solution for injection or infusion SPC (N01AH02 alfentanil) –
Remifentanil 1 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection or infusion SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Remifentanil 1 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection/infusion SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Remifentanil 1 mg powder for Concentration for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (N01AH06 remifentanil) –
Remifentanil 2 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (N01AH06 remifentanil) –
Remifentanil 2 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection/infusion SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Remifentanil 5 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection or infusion SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Remifentanil 5 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection/infusion SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Remifentanil Noridem 1 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection or infusion SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Remifentanil Noridem 2 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection or infusion SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Remifentanil Noridem 5 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection or infusion SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Sublimaze SPC (N01AH01 fentanyl) Prescription only (POM)
Ultiva (Remifentanil Hydrochloride) for injection 1 mg SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Ultiva (Remifentanil Hydrochloride) for injection 2 mg SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Ultiva (Remifentanil Hydrochloride) for injection 5 mg SPC (N01AH06 remifentanil) Prescription only (POM)
Zalviso SPC no longer supplied (N01AH03 sufentanil) –
Zalviso 15 micrograms sublingual tablets SPC no longer supplied (N01AH03 sufentanil) –

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

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 N01AH

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