N02AB02 pethidine
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: opioid painkillers, e.g. codeine, tramadol or morphine
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 3 medicines in this group.
- 2 prescription only (POM)
Active substance: Pethidine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.
- N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
- N02 Analgesics 1,032 medicines
- N02A Opioid analgesics 714 medicines
- N02AB Phenylpiperidine derivatives, opioid analgesics 113 medicines
- N02AB02 pethidine 3 medicines
- N02AB Phenylpiperidine derivatives, opioid analgesics 113 medicines
- N02A Opioid analgesics 714 medicines
- N02 Analgesics 1,032 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Pethidine Hydrochloride 50 mg / ml solution for injection SPC | – |
| Pethidine Hydrochloride 50 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Pethidine tablets BP 50 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- N02AB03 fentanyl 110 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: N02AB02 Pethidin
- German: N02AB02 Pethidin
- Spanish: N02AB02 Petidina
- German: N02AB02 Pethidin
- Italian: N02AB02 Petidina
- Polish: N02AB02 Pethidin
- Turkish: N02AB02 petidin
- Portuguese (Brazil): N02AB02 Petidina
- Slovak: N02AB02 Petidín
- German (Switzerland): N02AB02 Pethidin
- French (Switzerland): N02AB02 Péthidine
- Italian (Switzerland): N02AB02 Petidina cloridrato
- Dutch: N02AB02 Pethidine
- English (Canada): N02AB02 Pethidine
- French (Canada): N02AB02 Péthidine
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 N02AB02
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