Patient info

N02CX Other antimigraine preparations

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for migraine

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 12 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. N02C Antimigraine preparations 108 medicines
        1. N02CX Other antimigraine preparations 12 medicines
          1. N02CX01 pizotifen 8 medicines
          2. N02CX02 clonidine 4 medicines

3 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
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)
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)
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) –

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 N02CX

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