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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
Zomorph 10 mg capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Zomorph 100 mg capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Zomorph 200 mg capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Zomorph 30 mg capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Zomorph 60 mg capsules SPC (N02AA01 morphine) Prescription only (POM)
Zydol 50 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N02AX02 tramadol) Prescription only (POM)
Zydol 50 mg capsules SPC (N02AX02 tramadol) Prescription only (POM)
Zydol 50 mg soluble tablets SPC (N02AX02 tramadol) Prescription only (POM)
Zydol SR 100 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX02 tramadol) Prescription only (POM)
Zydol SR 150 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX02 tramadol) Prescription only (POM)
Zydol SR 200 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX02 tramadol) Prescription only (POM)
Zydol SR 50 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX02 tramadol) Prescription only (POM)
Zydol XL 200 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX02 tramadol) Prescription only (POM)
Zydol XL 400 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N02AX02 tramadol) 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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