Medicines by ATC code N02C Antimigraine preparations – medicines for migraine

Place in the ATC classification

N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
1. N02 Analgesics 1,032 medicines
  1. N02C Antimigraine preparations 108 medicines
    1. N02CA Ergot alkaloids, antimigraine 1 medicine
    2. N02CC Selective serotonin (5HT1) agonists, antimigraine drugs 85 medicines
    3. N02CD Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonists 10 medicines
    4. N02CX Other antimigraine preparations 12 medicines

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

Active substances in the group

Almotriptan 2 medicines
Caffeine hydrate 1 medicine
Clonidine 4 medicines
Cyclizine hydrochloride 1 medicine
Eletriptan 7 medicines
Eptinezumab 1 medicine
Erenumab 4 medicines
Ergotamine tartrate 1 medicine
Fremanezumab 2 medicines
Frovatriptan 4 medicines
Galcanezumab 3 medicines
Naratriptan 5 medicines
Pizotifen 8 medicines
Rizatriptan 16 medicines
Sumatriptan 38 medicines
Zolmitriptan 13 medicines

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

Medicine	Legal category
Aimovig 140 mg solution for injection in Pre Filled pen SPC (N02CD01 erenumab)	Prescription only (POM)
Aimovig 140 mg solution for injection in Pre Filled syringe SPC (N02CD01 erenumab)	Prescription only (POM)
Aimovig 70 mg solution for injection in Pre Filled pen SPC (N02CD01 erenumab)	Prescription only (POM)
Aimovig 70 mg solution for injection in Pre Filled syringe SPC (N02CD01 erenumab)	Prescription only (POM)
Ajovy 225 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC (N02CD03 fremanezumab)	Prescription only (POM)
Ajovy 225 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (N02CD03 fremanezumab)	Prescription only (POM)
Almogran 12.5 mg film-coated tablets (N02CC05 almotriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Almotriptan 12.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC05 almotriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Clonidine 25 micrograms tablets BP SPC (N02CX02 clonidine)	Prescription only (POM)
Clonidine Hydrochloride 25 microgram film-coated tablets SPC (N02CX02 clonidine)	Prescription only (POM)
Clonidine Hydrochloride 25 micrograms tablets SPC (N02CX02 clonidine)	Prescription only (POM)
Clonidine Hydrochloride 50 micrograms / 5 ml oral solution SPC (N02CX02 clonidine)	Prescription only (POM)
E Mgality 120 mg - solution for injection Pre-filled pen SPC (N02CD02 galcanezumab)	Prescription only (POM)
Eletriptan 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC06 eletriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Eletriptan 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC06 eletriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Eletriptan 40 mg film-coated tablets, Relpax 40 mg film-coated tablets (N02CC06 eletriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Emgality 120 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled pen (N02CD02 galcanezumab)	Prescription only (POM)
Emgality 120 mg solution for injection Pre-filled pen (N02CD02 galcanezumab)	Prescription only (POM)
Frovatriptan 2.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC07 frovatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Galpharm Migraine Recovery 50 mg tablets, Boots Migraine Relief 50 mg tablets, Almus Sumatriptan 50 mg tablets, Numark Migraine Relief 50 mg tablets SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Gramegran 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Imigran 10 mg nasal spray (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran 10 mg nasal spray, solution (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran 100 mg tablets (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran 100 mg tablets, Sumatriptan 100 mg tablets (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran 20 mg nasal spray (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran 20 mg nasal spray / Sumatriptan 20 mg nasal spray (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran 20 mg nasal spray, Sumatriptan 20 mg nasal spray (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran 50 mg tablets (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	With or without prescription
Imigran 50 mg tablets, Sumatriptan 50 mg tablets (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran 6 mg / 0.5 ml solution for injection, Sumatriptan 6 mg / 0.5 ml solution for injection / (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran injection, Sumatriptan Succinate 6 mg / 0.5 ml injection (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran nasal spray 10 mg SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran nasal spray 20 mg SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran Radis 100 mg film-coated tablets (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran Radis 100 mg tablets SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran Radis 50 mg tablets SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran Recovery 50 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	–
Imigran Subject (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran Subject 6 mg / 0.5 ml solution for injection (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Imigran Subject 6 mg injection (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Maxalt 10 mg tablets SPC (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Maxalt 5 mg tablets SPC (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Maxalt Melt 10 mg (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Maxalt Melt 10 mg oral Lyophilisate (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Maxalt Melt 10 mg oral Lyophilisates SPC (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Migard 2.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC07 frovatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Migard 2.5 mg film-coated tablets, Frovatriptan 2.5 mg film-coated tablets (N02CC07 frovatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Migraitan 50 mg tablets, Sumibril 50 mg tablets (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Migrakind 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Migril tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02CA52 ergotamine, combinations excl. psycholeptics)	–
Mylatrip 2.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC07 frovatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Naramig 2.5 mg film-coated tablets (N02CC02 naratriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Naramig 2.5 mg tablets, Naratriptan 2.5 mg tablets (N02CC02 naratriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Naramig tablets 2.5 mg SPC (N02CC02 naratriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Naratriptan 2.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC02 naratriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Naratriptan Usv 2.5 mg film-coated tablets (N02CC02 naratriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Pizotifen 0.5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02CX01 pizotifen)	–
Pizotifen 0.5 mg tablets BP SPC no longer supplied (N02CX01 pizotifen)	–
Pizotifen 1.5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02CX01 pizotifen)	–
Pizotifen 1.5 mg tablets BP SPC (N02CX01 pizotifen)	Prescription only (POM)
Pizotifen tablets BP 0.5 mg SPC (N02CX01 pizotifen)	Prescription only (POM)
Relpax 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC06 eletriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Relpax 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC06 eletriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Relpax 40 mg film-coated tablets, Eletriptan 40 mg film-coated tablets (N02CC06 eletriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Relpax 40 mg tablets, Eletriptan 40 mg tablets (N02CC06 eletriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan 10 mg oral Lyophilisate, Maxalt Melt 10 mg oral Lyophilisate (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan 10 mg oral Lyophilisates, Maxalt Melt 10 mg oral Lyophilisates (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan 10 mg tablets SPC (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan 10 mg tablets,Maxalt 10 mg tablets (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan 5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan 5 mg tablets SPC (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan 5 mg tablets,Maxalt 5 mg tablets (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan Neuraxpharm 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan Tillomed 10 mg tablets SPC (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Rizatriptan Tillomed 5 mg tablets SPC (N02CC04 rizatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sanomigran elixir 0.25 mg / 5 ml SPC no longer supplied (N02CX01 pizotifen)	–
Sanomigran tablets 0.5 mg, Pizotifen tablets 0.5 mg SPC (N02CX01 pizotifen)	Prescription only (POM)
Sanomigran tablets 1.5 mg SPC no longer supplied (N02CX01 pizotifen)	–
Sumatriptan 10 mg nasal spray, solution in single dose Container (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan 100 mg tablets SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan 20 mg nasal spray, Imigran 20 mg nasal spray (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan 3 mg / 0.5 ml solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan 3 mg/0.5 ml solution for injection (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan 50 mg tablets SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan 6 mg / 0.5 ml injection, Imigran Subject injection (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan 6 mg / 0.5 ml solution for injection SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan 6 mg/0.5 ml solution for injection, Sumatriptan Sun 6 mg/0.5 ml solution for injection (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan Sun 6 mg / 0.5 ml solution for injection, Sumatriptan 6 mg / 0.5 ml solution for injection (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Sumatriptan tablets 50 mg SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	With or without prescription
Teva Sumatriptan 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC01 sumatriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Vyepti 100 mg concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (N02CD Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonists)	Prescription only (POM)
Zolmitriptan 2.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N02CC03 zolmitriptan)	–
Zolmitriptan 2.5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N02CC03 zolmitriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Zolmitriptan 2.5 mg orodispersible tablets, Zomig Rapimelt 2.5 mg orodispersible tablets (N02CC03 zolmitriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Zolmitriptan 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N02CC03 zolmitriptan)	Prescription only (POM)
Zolmitriptan 5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N02CC03 zolmitriptan)	Prescription only (POM)

Other groups of the same level

N02A Opioid analgesics 714 medicines
N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics 212 medicines

Other names of the ATC group

Czech: N02C Antimigrenika
French: N02C antimigraineux
German: N02C Migränemittel
Spanish: N02C Medicamentos contra la migraña
German: N02C MIGRÄNEMITTEL
Italian: N02C ANTIEMICRANICI
Polish: N02C Przeciwmigrenowy
Turkish: N02C ANTİMİGRAİN HAZIRLIKLARI
Portuguese (Brazil): N02C FÁRMACOS USADOS NA ENXAQUECA
Slovak: N02C Antimigreniká
German (Switzerland): N02C Migränemittel
French (Switzerland): N02C Antimigraineux
Italian (Switzerland): N02C Antiemicranici

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 N02C

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