Patient info

N02BA Salicylic acid and derivatives, analgesics and antipyretics

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: painkillers and medicines for fever, e.g. paracetamol

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 29 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
          1. N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid 16 medicines
          2. N02BA03 choline salicylate 2 medicines
          3. N02BA11 diflunisal 2 medicines
          4. N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics 10 medicines

20 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Alka-seltzer Original SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) –
Alka-seltzer XS SPC (N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Anadin Extra SPC (N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Anadin Extra 300 mg/200 mg/45 mg tablets SPC (N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Anadin Extra soluble tablets SPC (N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics) General sale (GSL)
Anadin Original SPC (N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Aspirin 300 mg Caplets SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) With or without prescription
Aspirin 300 mg dispersible tablets SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Aspirin 300 mg gastro-resistant tablets, NU-seals 300 SPC no longer supplied (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) –
Aspirin 300 mg gastro-resistant tablets, Postmi 300 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC not available (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) –
Aspirin 300 mg tablets SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Aspirin 300 mg tablets BP SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) With or without prescription
Aspirin 300 mg tablets, Aspirin tablets BP 300 mg, Heritage Aspirin 300 mg tablets SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) With or without prescription
Aspirin 300 mg tablets, Superdrug Aspirin 300 mg tablets, MRS Cullens Aspirin 300 mg tablets SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) With or without prescription
Aspirin suppositories 150 mg, Resprin suppositories 150 mg SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Aspirin tablets BP 300 mg SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) No prescription needed
Beechams powders SPC (N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics) No prescription needed
Bonjela SPC (N02BA03 choline salicylate) General sale (GSL)
Bonjela Cool Mint gel SPC (N02BA03 choline salicylate) General sale (GSL)
Boots Aspirin 300 mg dispersible tablets, dispersible Aspirin 300 mg tablets, dispersible Aspirin tablets 300 mg SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Diflunisal 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02BA11 diflunisal) –
Diflunisal 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC not available (N02BA11 diflunisal) –
Dispersible Aspirin tablets BP 300 mg (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) No prescription needed
Dispersible Co-codaprin tablets BP 8/400 mg (N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Disprin 300 mg dispersible tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) –
Migramax 900 mg / 10 mg powder for oral solution SPC no longer supplied (N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Panmigrol Migraine and Headache Relief 250 mg /250 mg /65 mg film coated tablets SPC (N02BA51 acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics) –
Resprin suppositories 300 mg, Aspirin suppositories 300 mg SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Superdrug Aspirin 300 mg tablets, Aspirin 300 mg tablets, MRS Cullens Aspirin 300 mg tablets SPC (N02BA01 acetylsalicylic acid) –

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

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 N02BA

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