N01BA Esters of aminobenzoic acid for local anesthesia
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: local anaesthetics, for numbing
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 6 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 1 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 1 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
- N01 Anesthetics 169 medicines
- N01B Local anesthetics 99 medicines
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N01BA Esters of aminobenzoic acid for local anesthesia 6 medicines
- N01BA03 tetracaine 1 medicine
- N01BA04 chloroprocaine 2 medicines
- N01BA05 benzocaine 3 medicines
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N01BA Esters of aminobenzoic acid for local anesthesia 6 medicines
- N01B Local anesthetics 99 medicines
- N01 Anesthetics 169 medicines
4 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Benzocaine 3 medicines
- Chloroprocaine 2 medicines
- Tetracaine 1 medicine
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Ametop gel 4% w/w SPC (N01BA03 tetracaine) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Ampres 10 mg/ml, solution for injection SPC (N01BA04 chloroprocaine) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ampres 20 mg / ml solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (N01BA04 chloroprocaine) | – |
| Orajel Dental gel SPC (N01BA05 benzocaine) | – |
| Orajel Extra strength SPC (N01BA05 benzocaine) | – |
| Orajel Mouth gel SPC (N01BA05 benzocaine) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- N01BB Amide local anesthetics 90 medicines
- N01BX Other local anesthetics 2 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: N01BA Estery kyseliny aminobenzoové
- French: N01BA esters de l'acide aminobenzoïque
- German: N01BA Ester der Aminobenzoesäure
- Spanish: N01BA ESTERES DEL ACIDO AMINOBENZOICO (ANESTESICOS LOCALES)
- German: N01BA Ester der Aminobenzoesäure
- Polish: N01BA Estry kwasu aminobenzoesowego
- Turkish: N01BA Lokal anestezi için aminobenzoik asit esterleri
- Portuguese (Brazil): N01BA Esteres do ácido aminobenzóico
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 N01BA
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