N05BB Diphenylmethane derivatives, anxiolytics
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for anxiety
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 4 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 2 prescription only (POM)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Hydroxyzine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
- N05 Psycholeptics 825 medicines
- N05B Anxiolytics 104 medicines
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N05BB Diphenylmethane derivatives, anxiolytics 4 medicines
- N05BB01 hydroxyzine 4 medicines
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N05BB Diphenylmethane derivatives, anxiolytics 4 medicines
- N05B Anxiolytics 104 medicines
- N05 Psycholeptics 825 medicines
2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Atarax 25 mg film-coated tablets, Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride 25 mg film-coated tablets no longer supplied (N05BB01 hydroxyzine) | – |
| Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05BB01 hydroxyzine) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride 10 mg film-coated tablets, Atarax 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05BB01 hydroxyzine) | – |
| Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05BB01 hydroxyzine) | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- N05BA Benzodiazepine derivative anxiolytics 91 medicines
- N05BE Azaspirodecanedione derivatives, anxiolytics 9 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: N05BB Deriváty difenylmethanu
- French: N05BB dérivés du diphénylméthane
- German: N05BB Diphenylmethan-Derivate
- Spanish: N05BB DERIVADOS DIFENILMETANO (ANSIOLITICOS)
- German: N05BB Diphenylmethan-Derivate
- Italian: N05BB DERIVATI DEL DIFENILMETANO
- Polish: N05BB Pochodne difenylometanu
- Turkish: N05BB Difenilmetan türevleri, anksiyolitikler
- Portuguese (Brazil): N05BB Derivados do difenilmetano
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 N05BB
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