N02AD01 pentazocine
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 5 medicines in this group.
- 4 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Pentazocine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
- N02 Analgesics 1,032 medicines
- N02A Opioid analgesics 714 medicines
- N02AD Benzomorphan derivative analgesics 5 medicines
- N02AD01 pentazocine 5 medicines
- N02AD Benzomorphan derivative analgesics 5 medicines
- N02A Opioid analgesics 714 medicines
- N02 Analgesics 1,032 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Pentazocine 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Pentazocine 50 mg capsules hard SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Pentazocine capsules 50 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Pentazocine capsules BP 50 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Pentazocine tablets BP 25 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
Other names of the ATC group
- French: N02AD01 pentazocine
- German: N02AD01 Pentazocin
- Spanish: N02AD01 PENTAZOCINA
- German: N02AD01 Pentazocin
- Italian: N02AD01 PENTAZOCINA
- Polish: N02AD01 Pentazocyna
- Turkish: N02AD01 pentazosin
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 N02AD01
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