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N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: painkillers and medicines for fever, e.g. paracetamol

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 212 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. N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics 212 medicines
        1. N02BA Salicylic acid and derivatives, analgesics and antipyretics 29 medicines
        2. N02BE Anilide analgesics and antipyretics 174 medicines
        3. N02BG Other analgesics and antipyretics 8 medicines

1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Night Nurse SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Night Nurse capsules SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Non-drowsy Sinutab SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Nuromol Dual Action Pain Relief 200 mg/500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) No prescription needed
Panadol 1000 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Panadol 500 mg capsules, soft SPC no longer supplied (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Panadol Actifast SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Panadol Actifast soluble tablets, Panadol soluble 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) General sale (GSL)
Panadol Advance 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) No prescription needed
Panadol Extra Advance 500 mg / 65 mg tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) No prescription needed
Panadol Extra soluble tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) General sale (GSL)
Panadol Period Pain 500 mg / 65 mg tablets, Panadol Extra Advance 500 mg / 65 mg tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) General sale (GSL)
Panmigrol Migraine and Headache Relief 250 mg /250 mg /65 mg film coated tablets SPC (N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Para-supps Paracetamol 125 mg suppositories SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Para-supps Paracetamol 250 mg suppositories SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Para-supps Paracetamol 500 mg suppositories SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Paracetamol / Caffeine 500 mg / 65 mg tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) No prescription needed
Paracetamol & Caffeine 500 mg / 65 mg effervescent tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) General sale (GSL)
Paracetamol 10 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol 1000 mg effervescent tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Prescription only (POM)
Paracetamol 1000 mg effervescent tablets, Altridexamol 1000 mg effervescent tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Prescription only (POM)
Paracetamol 1000 mg soluble tablets (N02BE01 paracetamol) Prescription only (POM)
Paracetamol 1000 mg Solubletablets, Parasolve Max 1000 mg soluble tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol 1000 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol 120 mg / 5 ml elixir SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol 120 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol 120 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Well Pharmaceuticals Paracetamol 120 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Fennings Paracetamol 120 mg / 5 ml oral suspension (N02BE01 paracetamol) General sale (GSL)
Paracetamol 125 mg suppositories SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Paracetamol 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Paracetamol 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Galpharm Six Plus Pain Relief 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Six Plus Parapaed 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol 250 mg suppositories (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Paracetamol 500 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol 500 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Vetopar 500 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol 500 mg Caplets no longer supplied (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol 500 mg capsules SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg capsules hard SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg capsules soft SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg capsules, Spar Paracetamol 500 mg capsules, Paracetamol capsules SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg effervescent tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg film coated tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg soluble tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) No prescription needed
Paracetamol 500 mg suppositories SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets BP SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Prescription only (POM)
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets BP, Pocketpak Paracetamol 500 mg Caplets (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets, Actavis Paracetamol 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets, Alexanders Paracetamol 500 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets, Ardimol 500 mg tablets, Ilonamol 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets, Paracetamol 500 mg Caplets (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets, Relimol 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) No prescription needed
Paracetamol Accord 10 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol Adult 500 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol Altan 10 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol and Caffeine 500 mg / 50 mg soluble tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paracetamol and Caffeine 500 mg / 65 mg effervescent tablets, Boots Paracetamol Extra effervescent tablets 500 mg / 65 mg, Parasolve Extra 500 mg / 65 mg effervescent tablets, Paravescent Extra 500 mg / 65 mg effervescent tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paracetamol and Caffeine 500 mg / 65 mg tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) General sale (GSL)
Paracetamol and Caffeine 500 mg/65 mg capsules, soft SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paracetamol and Codeine 500 mg / 12.8 mg tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paracetamol and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 750/10 mg powder for oral solution SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paracetamol Ascorbicacid Caffeine Terpinhydrate Phenylephrinehydrochloride 500/30/25/20/5 mg tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paracetamol capsules 500 mg SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol capsules 500 mg, Doans capsules 500 mg SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol effervescent 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Paracetamol Extra Caplets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) No prescription needed
Paracetamol Farmalider 1000 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Prescription only (POM)
Paracetamol Farmalider 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol Hualan 1000 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Prescription only (POM)
Paracetamol Hualan 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol Hualan 650 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol Phenylephrine HCl & Ascorbic Acid Haleon 1000 mg/10 mg/40 mg powder for oral solution SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paracetamol suppositories 120 mg, Paralink suppositories 120 mg SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Paracetamol suppositories 240 mg, Paralink suppositories 240 mg SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Paracetamol suppositories 500 mg, Paralink suppositories 500 mg SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Paracetamol tablets 500 mg SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol tablets BP 500 mg SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol tablets BP 500 mg, Mandanol Paracetamol 500, Paravict 500 mg tablets, Paracetamol 500 mg Caplets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) With or without prescription
Paracetamol Uni-pharma 10 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) –
Paracetamol, Ascorbic Acid, Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 750 mg/60 mg/10 mg powder for oral solution (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paracetamol, Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 600 mg/10 mg, powder for oral solution SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paracetamol, Phenylephrine Hydrochloride and Ascorbic Acid 1000 mg/10 mg/40 mg SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paracodol tablets SPC –
Paramax 500 mg / 5 mg tablets no longer supplied (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Paraserts 250 mg suppositories, Paracetamol 250 mg suppositories SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Parasolve 500 mg effervescent tablets, Paravescent 500 mg Effervescenttablets, Boots Paracetamol 500 mg effervescent tablets, Paracetamol effervescent 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) General sale (GSL)
Penthrox 99.9% 3 ml inhalation Vapour liquid SPC (N02BG09 methoxyflurane) Prescription only (POM)
Prialt 100 mcg/ml solution for infusion SPC (N02BG08 ziconotide) –
Prialt solution for infusion 25 mcg/ml SPC (N02BG08 ziconotide) –
Propain Caplets no longer supplied (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Pure Health Paracetamol 500 mg Caplets, Paracetamol 500 mg Caplets, Paracetamol 500 mg tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) No prescription needed
Resolve SPC no longer supplied (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Resprin suppositories 300 mg, Aspirin suppositories 300 mg SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Sativex Oromucosal spray SPC (N02BG10 cannabinoids) Prescription only (POM)
Solpa Headache 500 mg/65 mg tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Solpadeine Headache tablets, Hedex Extra SPC no longer supplied (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Solpadeine Max soluble tablets (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Solpadeine Plus soluble tablets (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Solpadeine Plus tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Solpaone 1000 mg effervescent tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Solpaone 1000 mg soluble tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol) Pharmacy medicine (P)

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 N02B

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