Patient info

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
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)
Oxylan 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxylan 15 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxylan 20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxylan 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxylan 40 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxylan 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxylan 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxylan 80 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxynorm 10 mg SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Oxynorm 10 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Oxynorm 20 mg SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Oxynorm 20 mg capsules (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxynorm 20 mg hard capsules (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxynorm 5 mg SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxynorm 5 mg capsules (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxynorm 5 mg hard capsules (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxynorm 50 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxynorm concentrate 10 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxynorm Dispersa 20 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Oxynorm Dispersa 5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) –
Oxynorm liquid 1 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxyora 10 mg / ml oral solution, Oxycodone Hydrochloride 10 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxypro 10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxypro 15 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxypro 20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxypro 30 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxypro 40 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxypro 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxypro 60 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Oxypro 80 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AA05 oxycodone) Prescription only (POM)
Palexia 4 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N02AX06 tapentadol) Prescription only (POM)
Palexia 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02AX06 tapentadol) Prescription only (POM)
Palexia 75 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02AX06 tapentadol) Prescription only (POM)
Palexia SR 100 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX06 tapentadol) Prescription only (POM)
Palexia SR 150 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX06 tapentadol) Prescription only (POM)
Palexia SR 200 mg prolonged-release tablets (N02AX06 tapentadol) Prescription only (POM)
Palexia SR 25 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX06 tapentadol) Prescription only (POM)
Palexia SR 250 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX06 tapentadol) Prescription only (POM)
Palexia SR 50 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX06 tapentadol) Prescription only (POM)
Palladone 1.3 mg capsules SPC (N02AA03 hydromorphone) Prescription only (POM)
Palladone 10 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N02AA03 hydromorphone) Prescription only (POM)
Palladone 2 mg/ml, solution for injection or infusion SPC (N02AA03 hydromorphone) Prescription only (POM)
Palladone 2.6 mg capsules no longer supplied (N02AA03 hydromorphone) –
Palladone SR 16 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC no longer supplied (N02AA03 hydromorphone) –
Palladone SR 2 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N02AA03 hydromorphone) Prescription only (POM)
Palladone SR 24 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC no longer supplied (N02AA03 hydromorphone) –
Palladone SR 4 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N02AA03 hydromorphone) Prescription only (POM)
Palladone SR 8 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N02AA03 hydromorphone) Prescription only (POM)
Panitaz 20 micrograms / h transdermal patches SPC no longer supplied (N02AE01 buprenorphine) –
Paramol tablets SPC (N02AJ01 dihydrocodeine and paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Pecfent 100 micrograms solution nasal spray SPC (N02AB03 fentanyl) Prescription only (POM)
Pecfent 400 micrograms solution nasal spray SPC (N02AB03 fentanyl) Prescription only (POM)
Pentazocine 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02AD01 pentazocine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentazocine 50 mg capsules hard SPC no longer supplied (N02AD01 pentazocine) –
Pentazocine capsules 50 mg SPC (N02AD01 pentazocine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentazocine capsules BP 50 mg SPC (N02AD01 pentazocine) Prescription only (POM)
Pentazocine tablets BP 25 mg SPC (N02AD01 pentazocine) Prescription only (POM)
Pethidine Hydrochloride 50 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N02AB02 pethidine) –
Pethidine Hydrochloride 50 mg tablets SPC (N02AB02 pethidine) 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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