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N05A Antipsychotics

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for psychosis, e.g. schizophrenia

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 567 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
    1. N05 Psycholeptics 825 medicines
      1. N05A Antipsychotics 567 medicines
        1. N05AA Phenothiazines with aliphatic side-chain, antipsychotics 26 medicines
        2. N05AB Phenothiazines with piperazine structure, antipsychotics 26 medicines
        3. N05AC Phenothiazines with piperidine structure, antipsychotics 3 medicines
        4. N05AD Butyrophenone derivatives, antipsychotics 21 medicines
        5. N05AE Indole derivatives, antipsychotic 6 medicines
        6. N05AF Thioxanthene derivatives, antipsychotic 20 medicines
        7. N05AG Diphenylbutylpiperidine derivatives, antipsychotics 3 medicines
        8. N05AH Diazepines, oxazepines, thiazepines and oxepines antipsychotic drugs 219 medicines
        9. N05AL Benzamide antipsychotics 20 medicines
        10. N05AN Lithium antipsychotics 10 medicines
        11. N05AX Other antipsychotics 213 medicines

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Aripiprazole Sciecure 15 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Teva 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Teva 15 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Teva 15 mg tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Thornton & Ross 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Thornton & Ross 15 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Torrent 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Torrent 10 mg tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Torrent 15 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Torrent 15 mg tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Torrent 30 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05AX12 aripiprazole) –
Aripiprazole Torrent 5 mg tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Vale 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Vale 30 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Wockhardt 1 mg/ml oral solution SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) –
Aripiprazole Wockhardt 10 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05AX12 aripiprazole) –
Aripiprazole Wockhardt 15 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05AX12 aripiprazole) –
Aripiprazole Wockhardt 5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05AX12 aripiprazole) –
Aripiprazole Zentiva SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) –
Aripiprazole Zentiva 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Zentiva 15 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Zentiva 15 mg tablets no longer supplied (N05AX12 aripiprazole) –
Aripiprazole Zentiva 30 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Aripiprazole Zentiva 30 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05AX12 aripiprazole) –
Aripiprazole Zentiva 5 mg tablet no longer supplied (N05AX12 aripiprazole) –
Arpoya 10 mg tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Arpoya 15 mg tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Arpoya 30 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05AX12 aripiprazole) –
Arpoya 5 mg tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Atrolak XL 150 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Atrolak XL 200 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Atrolak XL 300 mg prolonged-release tablet SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Atrolak XL 400 mg prolonged-release tablet SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Atrolak XL 50 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Biquelle XL 150 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Biquelle XL 200 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Biquelle XL 300 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Biquelle XL 400 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Biquelle XL 50 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Biquelle XL 600 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Brancico XL 150 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05AH04 quetiapine) –
Brancico XL 200 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05AH04 quetiapine) –
Brancico XL 400 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05AH04 quetiapine) –
Brancico XL 50 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05AH04 quetiapine) Prescription only (POM)
Buccastem 3 mg buccal tablets, Prochlorperazine 3 mg buccal tablets SPC (N05AB04 prochlorperazine) With or without prescription
Buccastem M buccal tablets SPC (N05AB04 prochlorperazine) Prescription only (POM)
Byannli (previously Paliperidone Janssen-Cilag International) SPC (N05AX13 paliperidone) –
Byannli 1000 mg prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (N05AX13 paliperidone) Prescription only (POM)
Byannli 700 mg prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (N05AX13 paliperidone) Prescription only (POM)
Camcolit 400 mg controlled release Lithium Carbonate SPC (N05AN01 lithium) Prescription only (POM)
Camcolit 400 mg controlled release tablets (N05AN01 lithium) Prescription only (POM)
Camcolit 400 mg film-coated tablets (N05AN01 lithium) Prescription only (POM)
Ceyxa 10 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (N05AH03 olanzapine) Prescription only (POM)
Chloractil, Chlorpromazine tablets BP 25 mg SPC (N05AA01 chlorpromazine) Prescription only (POM)
Chlorpromazine 100 mg tablets SPC (N05AA01 chlorpromazine) Prescription only (POM)
Chlorpromazine 25 mg tablets (N05AA01 chlorpromazine) Prescription only (POM)
Chlorpromazine 25 mg/5 ml solution SPC (N05AA01 chlorpromazine) –
Chlorpromazine 50 mg tablets SPC (N05AA01 chlorpromazine) Prescription only (POM)
Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride 25 mg / 5 ml oral syrup SPC (N05AA01 chlorpromazine) Prescription only (POM)
Chlorpromazine tablets BP 25 mg SPC (N05AA01 chlorpromazine) Prescription only (POM)
Chlorpromazine tablets BP 50 mg, Chloractil 50 mg SPC (N05AA01 chlorpromazine) Prescription only (POM)
Clopixol 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05AF05 zuclopenthixol) Prescription only (POM)
Clopixol 10 mg tablets (N05AF05 zuclopenthixol) Prescription only (POM)
Clopixol 2 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05AF05 zuclopenthixol) Prescription only (POM)
Clopixol 2 mg tablets (N05AF05 zuclopenthixol) Prescription only (POM)
Clopixol 200 mg/ml solution for injection (N05AF05 zuclopenthixol) Prescription only (POM)
Clopixol 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05AF05 zuclopenthixol) Prescription only (POM)
Clopixol conc injection (500 mg/ml) (N05AF05 zuclopenthixol) Prescription only (POM)
Clopixol conc. 500 mg/ml solution for injection (N05AF05 zuclopenthixol) Prescription only (POM)
Clopixol injection 200 mg/ml SPC (N05AF05 zuclopenthixol) Prescription only (POM)
Clopixol-acuphase 50 mg/ml solution for injection SPC (N05AF05 zuclopenthixol) –
Clozaril 100 mg tablets SPC (N05AH02 clozapine) Prescription only (POM)
Clozaril 25 mg tablets SPC (N05AH02 clozapine) Prescription only (POM)
Denzapine 100 mg tablets SPC (N05AH02 clozapine) Prescription only (POM)
Denzapine 200 mg tablets SPC (N05AH02 clozapine) Prescription only (POM)
Denzapine 25 mg tablets SPC (N05AH02 clozapine) Prescription only (POM)
Denzapine 50 mg / ml oral suspension SPC (N05AH02 clozapine) Prescription only (POM)
Denzapine 50 mg tablets SPC (N05AH02 clozapine) Prescription only (POM)
Depixol 20 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N05AF01 flupentixol) –
Depixol 3 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05AF01 flupentixol) Prescription only (POM)
Depixol conc. 100 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N05AF01 flupentixol) –
Depixol Low Volume 200 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N05AF01 flupentixol) Prescription only (POM)
Droperidol 2.5 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N05AD08 droperidol) Prescription only (POM)
Droperidol Panpharma 2.5 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N05AD08 droperidol) –
Elozar 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Elozar 15 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05AX12 aripiprazole) Prescription only (POM)
Fluanxol 0.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05AF01 flupentixol) Prescription only (POM)
Fluanxol 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05AF01 flupentixol) Prescription only (POM)
Genmeux 100 mg prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (N05AX13 paliperidone) Prescription only (POM)
Genmeux 150 mg prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (N05AX13 paliperidone) Prescription only (POM)
Genmeux 25 mg prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (N05AX13 paliperidone) –
Genmeux 50 mg prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (N05AX13 paliperidone) Prescription only (POM)
Genmeux 75 mg prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (N05AX13 paliperidone) Prescription only (POM)
Haldol Decanoate 100 mg / ml SPC (N05AD01 haloperidol) Prescription only (POM)
Haldol Decanoate 50 mg / ml SPC (N05AD01 haloperidol) Prescription only (POM)
Haldol Decanoate 50 mg/ml solution for injection (N05AD01 haloperidol) Prescription only (POM)
Haldol TM 2 mg/ml oral liquid SPC (N05AD01 haloperidol) –
Halkid 200 micrograms / ml oral solution SPC (N05AD01 haloperidol) –
Haloperidol 0.5 mg tablets SPC (N05AD01 haloperidol) Prescription only (POM)
Haloperidol 1.5 mg tablets SPC (N05AD01 haloperidol) Prescription only (POM)

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 N05A

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