N05B Anxiolytics
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for anxiety
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 104 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.
- N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
- N05 Psycholeptics 825 medicines
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N05B Anxiolytics 104 medicines
- N05BA Benzodiazepine derivative anxiolytics 91 medicines
- N05BB Diphenylmethane derivatives, anxiolytics 4 medicines
- N05BE Azaspirodecanedione derivatives, anxiolytics 9 medicines
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N05B Anxiolytics 104 medicines
- N05 Psycholeptics 825 medicines
3 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Xanax 250 micrograms tablets SPC (N05BA12 alprazolam) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Xanax 500 microgram tablets SPC (N05BA12 alprazolam) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Zacco 10 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (N05BA09 clobazam) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Zacco 5 mg/5 ml oral suspension SPC (N05BA09 clobazam) | 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 N05B
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