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N04BC Dopamine agonists

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for Parkinson's disease

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 161 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.

  1. N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
    1. N04 Anti-parkinson drugs 315 medicines
      1. N04B Dopaminergic agents 292 medicines
        1. N04BC Dopamine agonists 161 medicines
          1. N04BC01 bromocriptine 2 medicines
          2. N04BC04 ropinirole 55 medicines
          3. N04BC05 pramipexole 70 medicines
          4. N04BC06 cabergoline 6 medicines
          5. N04BC07 apomorphine 8 medicines
          6. N04BC09 rotigotine 20 medicines

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Pramipexole Teva 2.1 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC05 pramipexole) –
Pramipexole Teva 2.62 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC05 pramipexole) Prescription only (POM)
Pramipexole Teva 3.15 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC05 pramipexole) Prescription only (POM)
Pramipexole Zentiva 0.26 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC05 pramipexole) –
Pramipexole Zentiva 0.52 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC05 pramipexole) –
Pramipexole Zentiva 1.05 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC05 pramipexole) –
Pramipexole Zentiva 1.57 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC05 pramipexole) Prescription only (POM)
Pramipexole Zentiva 2.10 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC05 pramipexole) Prescription only (POM)
Pramipexole Zentiva 2.62 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC05 pramipexole) –
Pramipexole Zentiva 3.15 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC05 pramipexole) –
Ralnea XL 2 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ralnea XL 4 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ralnea XL 8 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Raponer XL 2 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Raponer XL 4 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Raponer XL 8 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Repinex XL 2 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Repinex XL 4 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Repinex XL 8 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip 0.25 mg SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip 1 mg SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip 1 mg film-coated tablets (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip 1 mg tablets (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip 2 mg SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip 2 mg tablets (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip 5 mg (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip 5 mg film-coated tablets (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip 5 mg tablets (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip XL 2 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip XL 4 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Requip XL 8 mg prolonged-release tablets (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropilynz XL 2 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC04 ropinirole) –
Ropilynz XL 4 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC04 ropinirole) –
Ropilynz XL 8 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC04 ropinirole) –
Ropinirole 0.25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole 0.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole 1 mg film-coated tablets, Requip 1 mg film-coated tablets (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole 2 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC04 ropinirole) –
Ropinirole Mylan XL 8 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole Sciecure SR 3 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole Sciecure SR 4 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole SR 2 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole SR 3 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole SR 4 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropinirole, SR 8 mg prolonged-release tablets (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropiqual XL 2 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropiqual XL 4 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Ropiqual XL 8 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N04BC04 ropinirole) Prescription only (POM)
Rotigotine Luye 1 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC (N04BC09 rotigotine) –
Rotigotine Luye 2 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC (N04BC09 rotigotine) –
Rotigotine Luye 3 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC (N04BC09 rotigotine) –
Rotigotine Luye 4 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC (N04BC09 rotigotine) –
Rotigotine Luye 6 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC (N04BC09 rotigotine) –
Rotigotine Luye 8 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC (N04BC09 rotigotine) –
Sifrol SPC no longer supplied (N04BC05 pramipexole) –
Spiroco XL 2 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC04 ropinirole) –
Spiroco XL 4 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC04 ropinirole) –
Spiroco XL 8 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N04BC04 ropinirole) –
Treatment Initiation Pack - Kynmobi 10/15/20/25/30 mg sublingual film SPC (N04BC07 apomorphine) –

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 N04BC

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