Patient info

N05C Hypnotics and sedatives

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: sleeping tablets and sedatives

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 154 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. N05C Hypnotics and sedatives 154 medicines
        1. N05CC Aldehydes and derivatives 3 medicines
        2. N05CD Benzodiazepine derivative hypnotics and sedatives 52 medicines
        3. N05CF Benzodiazepine related hypnotics and sedatives 24 medicines
        4. N05CH Melatonin receptor agonists, hypnotics and sedatives 58 medicines
        5. N05CM Other hypnotics and sedatives 17 medicines

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Midazolam 1 mg / ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Midazolam 10 mg Oromucosal solution SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Midazolam 2 mg / ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Midazolam 2 mg / ml solution for injection/infusion in Pre-filled syringe SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Midazolam 2 mg/ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Midazolam 2.5 mg Oromucosal solution SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Midazolam 5 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) –
Midazolam 5 mg / ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) –
Midazolam 5 mg Oromucosal solution SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Midazolam 7.5 mg Oromucosal solution SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Midazolam injection BP 2 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Midazolam injection BP 5 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) –
Midazolam Orpha 15 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) –
Midazolam QBD Group 1 mg/ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) –
Midazolam QBD Group 5 mg/ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) –
Miprosed 5 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Mogadon 5 mg tablets SPC (N05CD02 nitrazepam) Prescription only (POM)
Nasolam 2.5 mg nasal spray, solution in single-dose Container SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) –
Nasolam 5 mg nasal spray, solution in single-dose Container SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) –
Nitrazepam 2.5 mg/5 ml oral solution SPC (N05CD02 nitrazepam) –
Nitrazepam 5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05CD02 nitrazepam) –
Nitrazepam 5 mg tablets BP SPC (N05CD02 nitrazepam) Prescription only (POM)
Nitrazepam Mixture 2.5 mg / 5 ml oral suspension BP SPC (N05CD02 nitrazepam) Prescription only (POM)
Nitrazepam tablets 5 mg SPC (N05CD02 nitrazepam) Prescription only (POM)
Ozalin 2 mg / ml oral solution in single-dose Container SPC (N05CD08 midazolam) Prescription only (POM)
Slenyto 1 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05CH01 melatonin) Prescription only (POM)
Slenyto 5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N05CH01 melatonin) Prescription only (POM)
Sonata SPC no longer supplied (N05CF03 zaleplon) –
Stilnoct 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05CF02 zolpidem) –
Syncrodin 3 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CH01 melatonin) Prescription only (POM)
Temazepam 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (N05CD07 temazepam) Prescription only (POM)
Temazepam 10 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05CD07 temazepam) –
Temazepam 20 mg tablets SPC (N05CD07 temazepam) Prescription only (POM)
Temazepam tablets 10 mg SPC no longer supplied (N05CD07 temazepam) –
Temazepam tablets 20 mg SPC no longer supplied (N05CD07 temazepam) –
Zalzo 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05CF02 zolpidem) Prescription only (POM)
Zalzo 5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N05CF02 zolpidem) Prescription only (POM)
Zerene SPC (N05CF03 zaleplon) –
Zimovane 7.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CF01 zopiclone) Prescription only (POM)
Zimovane LS 3.75 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N05CF01 zopiclone) –
Zolpidem 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CF02 zolpidem) Prescription only (POM)
Zolpidem 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CF02 zolpidem) Prescription only (POM)
Zolpidem Tartrate 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CF02 zolpidem) Prescription only (POM)
Zolpidem Tartrate 10 mg tablets SPC (N05CF02 zolpidem) Prescription only (POM)
Zolpidem Tartrate 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CF02 zolpidem) Prescription only (POM)
Zolpidem Tartrate 5 mg tablets SPC (N05CF02 zolpidem) Prescription only (POM)
Zopiclone 3.75 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CF01 zopiclone) Prescription only (POM)
Zopiclone 3.75 mg tablets SPC (N05CF01 zopiclone) Prescription only (POM)
Zopiclone 7.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CF01 zopiclone) Prescription only (POM)
Zopiclone 7.5 mg tablets SPC (N05CF01 zopiclone) Prescription only (POM)
Zopiclone Aristo 7.5 mg film-coated tablets (N05CF01 zopiclone) Prescription only (POM)
Zopiclone Grindeks 3.75 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CF01 zopiclone) Prescription only (POM)
Zopiclone Grindeks 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CF01 zopiclone) –
Zopiclone Grindeks 7.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N05CF01 zopiclone) 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 N05C

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