Patient info

N02 Analgesics

ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: painkillers, also for migraine

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 1,032 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
    1. N02 Analgesics 1,032 medicines
      1. N02A Opioid analgesics 714 medicines
      2. N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics 212 medicines
      3. N02C Antimigraine preparations 108 medicines

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Naratriptan 2.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC02 naratriptan) Prescription only (POM)
Naratriptan Usv 2.5 mg film-coated tablets (N02CC02 naratriptan) Prescription only (POM)
Natzon 0.4 mg sublingual tablets, Buprenorphine 0.4 mg sublingual tablets (N02AE01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Nefopam Hydrochloride 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02BG06 nefopam) Prescription only (POM)
Nefopam Hydrochloride 30 mg tablets SPC (N02BG06 nefopam) Prescription only (POM)
Nefopam Hydrochloride 60 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02BG06 nefopam) Prescription only (POM)
Nefopam Hydrochloride Dawa 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02BG06 nefopam) Prescription only (POM)
Night Nurse SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Night Nurse capsules SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Non-drowsy Sinutab SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Nurofen Plus SPC (N02AJ08 codeine and ibuprofen) –
Nuromol Dual Action Pain Relief 200 mg/500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) No prescription needed
Onexila XL 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Onexila XL 20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Onexila XL 40 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Onexila XL 80 mg prolonged-release tablets no longer supplied (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Opiodur 100 micrograms / hour transdermal patch SPC (N02AB03 fentanyl) Prescription only (POM)
Opiodur 12 micrograms / hour transdermal patch (N02AB03 fentanyl) Prescription only (POM)
Opiodur 25 micrograms / hour transdermal patch SPC (N02AB03 fentanyl) Prescription only (POM)
Opiodur 50 micrograms / hour transdermal patch (N02AB03 fentanyl) Prescription only (POM)
Opiodur 75 micrograms / hour transdermal patch SPC (N02AB03 fentanyl) Prescription only (POM)
Oramorph concentrated oral solution 20 mg / ml SPC no longer supplied (N02AA01 morphine) –
Oramorph oral solution 10 mg/5 ml SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Ormetone 10 mg / 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Ormetone 20 mg / 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Ormetone 40 mg / 20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Ormetone 5 mg / 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Osmach 25 micrograms / h transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N02AB03 fentanyl) –
Oxeltra 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxeltra 15 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxeltra 20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxeltra 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxeltra 40 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxeltra 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxeltra 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxeltra 80 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxyact 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxyact 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxyact 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxyargin 10 mg /5 mg prolonged-release tablets no longer supplied (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Oxyargin 20 mg / 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Oxyargin 30 mg / 15 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Oxyargin 40 mg/20 mg prolonged-release tablets no longer supplied (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Oxyargin 5 mg / 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Oxycodone and Naloxone Mundipharma 10 mg/5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone and Naloxone Mundipharma 20 mg/10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone and Naloxone Mundipharma 40 mg/20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone and Naloxone Mundipharma 5 mg/2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone G. L. Pharma 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone G.L. Pharma 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone G.L. Pharma 20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone G.L. Pharma 40 mg prolonged-release tablets (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone G.L. Pharma 80 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 1 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 10 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 10 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 10 mg / ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 10 mg capsules SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 10 mg capsules hard, Lynlor 10 mg capsules hard (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 20 mg capsules SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 20 mg capsules hard, Lynlor 20 mg capsules hard SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 5 mg capsules SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 5 mg capsules hard, Lynlor 5 mg capsules hard SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 5 mg capsules, Oxynorm 5 mg capsules (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 50 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Oxycodone Hydrochloride 50 mg / ml solution for injection/infusion (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride and Naloxone Hydrochloride GL Pharma 10 mg / 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride and Naloxone Hydrochloride GL Pharma 20 mg / 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride and Naloxone Hydrochloride GL Pharma 40 mg / 20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride and Naloxone Hydrochloride GL Pharma 5 mg / 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride GL Pharma 10 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Oxycodone Hydrochloride GL Pharma concentrated 10 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Mundipharma 10 mg prolonged release tablets (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Mundipharma 20 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Mundipharma 40 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Mundipharma 5 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Mundipharma 80 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride/naloxone Hydrochloride 10 mg / 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride/naloxone Hydrochloride 20 mg / 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride/naloxone Hydrochloride 20 mg / 10M Gprolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Oxycodone Hydrochloride/naloxone Hydrochloride 30 mg / 15 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) –
Oxycodone Hydrochloride/naloxone Hydrochloride 40 mg / 20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Hydrochloride/naloxone Hydrochloride 5 mg / 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxycodone Molteni 10 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Oxycodone Molteni 50 mg/ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 10 mg film-coated prolonged-release tablets (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 120 mg prolonged-release tablets (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 15 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 20 mg film-coated prolonged-release tablets (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 40 mg film-coated prolonged-release tablets (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 40 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 40 mg prolonged-released tablets (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 80 mg film-coated prolonged-release tablets (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
OxyContin 80 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)

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 N02

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