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N02A Opioid analgesics

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: opioid painkillers, e.g. codeine, tramadol or morphine

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 714 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
        1. N02AA Natural opium alkaloid analgesics 285 medicines
        2. N02AB Phenylpiperidine derivatives, opioid analgesics 113 medicines
        3. N02AD Benzomorphan derivative analgesics 5 medicines
        4. N02AE Oripavine derivatives analgesics 89 medicines
        5. N02AJ Opioids in combination with non-opioid analgesics 77 medicines
        6. N02AX Other opioids 145 medicines

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Morphine oral solution 10 mg/5 ml SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate 1 mg in 1 ml solution for injection. SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate 1 mg/ml solution for injection SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate 10 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate 10 mg in 1 ml solution for injection SPC (N02AA01 morphine) –
Morphine Sulfate 15 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate 15 mg in 1 ml solution for injection SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate 2 mg in 1 ml solution for injection SPC (N02AA01 morphine) –
Morphine Sulfate 20 mg / ml oral solution (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate 20 mg in 1 ml solution for injection SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate 30 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate 30 mg in 1 ml solution for injection SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate injection BP Minijet 1 mg / ml, Morphine Sulfate injection BP Rapiject 1 mg / ml SPC no longer supplied (N02AA01 morphine) –
Morphine Sulfate Mundipharma 10 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate Mundipharma 30 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulfate Mundipharma 60 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulphate injection 10 mg / ml SPC (N02AA01 morphine) –
Morphine Sulphate injection 15 mg per ml SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulphate injection 2 mg / ml SPC (N02AA01 morphine) –
Morphine Sulphate injection 20 mg per ml (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulphate injection BP 1 mg/ml (N02AA01 morphine) –
Morphine Sulphate injection BP 10 mg / ml (N02AA01 morphine) –
Morphine Sulphate injection BP 15 mg / ml SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Morphine Sulphate injection BP 30 mg/ml SPC (N02AA01 morphine) –
MST Continus 10 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MST Continus 100 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MST Continus 15 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MST Continus 200 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02AA01 morphine) –
MST Continus 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MST Continus 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MST Continus 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MST Continus suspension 100 mg SPC (N02AA01 morphine) –
MST Continus suspension 20 mg SPC (N02AA01 morphine) –
MST Continus suspension 200 mg SPC (N02AA01 morphine) –
MST Continus suspension 30 mg SPC (N02AA01 morphine) –
MST Continus suspension 60 mg SPC (N02AA01 morphine) –
MXL 120 mg prolonged release capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MXL 150 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MXL 200 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MXL 30 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MXL 60 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
MXL 90 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Mylafent 100 micrograms / hour transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N02AB03 fentanyl) –
Mylafent 25 micrograms / hour transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N02AB03 fentanyl) –
Mylafent 50 micrograms / hour transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N02AB03 fentanyl) –
Mylafent 75 micrograms / hour transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N02AB03 fentanyl) –
Myloxifin 10 mg/5 mg prolonged-release tablets (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Myloxifin 20 mg / 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Myloxifin 40 mg / 20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Myloxifin 5 mg / 2.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA55 oxycodone and naloxone) Prescription only (POM)
Natzon 0.4 mg sublingual tablets, Buprenorphine 0.4 mg sublingual tablets (N02AE01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Nurofen Plus SPC (N02AJ08 codeine and ibuprofen) –
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)

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 N02A

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