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 214 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

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 4,502 medicines
1. N02 Analgesics 1,042 medicines
  1. N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics 214 medicines
    1. N02BA Salicylic acid and derivatives, analgesics and antipyretics 29 medicines
    2. N02BE Anilide analgesics and antipyretics 176 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

Medicine	Legal category
Solpaone 1000 mg effervescent tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Solpaone 1000 mg soluble tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Solpapain 500 mg / 65 mg effervescent tablets, Solpadeine Headache soluble tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics)	General sale (GSL)
Sootheze Six Plus Paracetamol 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol)	–
Superdrug Aspirin 300 mg tablets, Aspirin 300 mg tablets, MRS Cullens Aspirin 300 mg tablets SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid)	–
Superdrug Paracetamol Stomach Seltzer, Paracetamol Seltzer SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics)	–
Symptomed Complete 500 mg / 200 mg / 10 mg powder for oral solution SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics)	–
Syndol Headache Relief tablets, Co-codamol Plus Caffeine tablets SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Tesco Childrens Paracetamol 120 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Junior Paracetamol 120 mg / 5 ml suspension sugar free Colour free, Paracetamol 120 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Junior Parapaed 120 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol)	–
Veganin (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics)	–
Vicks Cold & Flu Max strength Hot Drink Lemon SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics)	–
Vicks Medinite SPC (N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics)	–
Well Pharmaceuticals Paracetamol 500 mg capsules., Tesco Health Paracetamol 500 mg capsules, Paracetamol 500 mg capsules SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol)	With or without prescription
Zipamol 500 mg effervescent tablets, Paracetamol 500 mg effervescent tablets SPC (N02BE01 paracetamol)	With or without prescription

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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