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N06A Antidepressants

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: antidepressants

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 355 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
    1. N06 Psychoanaleptics 766 medicines
      1. N06A Antidepressants 355 medicines
        1. N06AA Non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitors 76 medicines
        2. N06AB Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 80 medicines
        3. N06AF Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, non-selective 6 medicines
        4. N06AG MAO A Inhibitors, antidepressant drugs 4 medicines
        5. N06AX Other antidepressants 189 medicines

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Nortriptyline 25 mg capsules SPC (N06AA10 nortriptyline) Prescription only (POM)
Nortriptyline 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AA10 nortriptyline) Prescription only (POM)
Nortriptyline 25 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06AA10 nortriptyline) –
Nortriptyline 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06AA10 nortriptyline) –
Nortriptyline 50 mg tablets SPC (N06AA10 nortriptyline) Prescription only (POM)
Nortriptyline Chanelle Medical 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AA10 nortriptyline) Prescription only (POM)
Nortriptyline Colonis 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (N06AA10 nortriptyline) –
Nortriptyline Colonis 25 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (N06AA10 nortriptyline) –
Olena 20 mg dispersible tablets SPC (N06AB03 fluoxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Olena 30 mg capsules, Fluoxetine 30 mg hard capsules (N06AB03 fluoxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Olena 40 mg capsules, Fluoxetine 40 mg hard capsules (N06AB03 fluoxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Optimax 500 mg capsules SPC (N06AX02 tryptophan) Prescription only (POM)
Parnate 10 mg tablets, Tranylcypromine 10 mg tablets (N06AF04 tranylcypromine) Prescription only (POM)
Paroxetine 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AB05 paroxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Paroxetine 10 mg tablets (N06AB05 paroxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Paroxetine 20 mg / 10 ml oral suspension, Seroxat 20 mg / 10 ml oral suspension (N06AB05 paroxetine) –
Paroxetine 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AB05 paroxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Paroxetine 20 mg film-coated tablets, Seroxat 20 mg film-coated tablets (N06AB05 paroxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Paroxetine 20 mg tablets SPC (N06AB05 paroxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Paroxetine 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AB05 paroxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Paroxetine 30 mg tablets SPC (N06AB05 paroxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Paroxetine 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AB05 paroxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Paroxetine 40 mg tablets SPC (N06AB05 paroxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Phenelzine 15 mg film-coated tablets (N06AF03 phenelzine) Prescription only (POM)
Politid XL 150 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Politid XL 37.5 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Politid XL 75 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Praminil, Imipramine HCl 25 mg SPC (N06AA02 imipramine) –
Prothiaden capsules 25 mg SPC (N06AA16 dosulepin) Prescription only (POM)
Prozep 20 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Fluoxetine 20 mg / 5 ml oral solution (N06AB03 fluoxetine) –
Reboxetine 4 mg tablets,Edronax 4 mg tablets (N06AX18 reboxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Seroxat 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06AB05 paroxetine) –
Seroxat 20 mg / 10 ml oral suspension SPC (N06AB05 paroxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Seroxat 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06AB05 paroxetine) –
Seroxat 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06AB05 paroxetine) –
Sertraline 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AB06 sertraline) Prescription only (POM)
Sertraline 100 mg tablets SPC (N06AB06 sertraline) Prescription only (POM)
Sertraline 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AB06 sertraline) Prescription only (POM)
Sertraline 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AB06 sertraline) Prescription only (POM)
Sertraline 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AB06 sertraline) Prescription only (POM)
Sertraline 50 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (N06AB06 sertraline) Prescription only (POM)
Sertraline 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AB06 sertraline) Prescription only (POM)
Sertraline 50 mg tablets (N06AB06 sertraline) Prescription only (POM)
Spravato SPC (N06AX27 esketamine) Prescription only (POM)
Sunveniz XL 37.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Sunveniz XL 75 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Surmontil 25 mg tablets/ Trimipramine 25 mg tablets (N06AA06 trimipramine) Prescription only (POM)
Surmontil 50 mg capsules, Trimipramine 50 mg capsules no longer supplied (N06AA06 trimipramine) –
Surmontil 50 mg hard capsules, Trimipramine 50 mg hard capsules (N06AA06 trimipramine) Prescription only (POM)
Thymanax SPC (N06AX22 agomelatine) –
Tonpular XL 150 mg prolonged-release hard capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Tonpular XL 75 mg prolonged-release hard capsules SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Tranylcypromine 10 mg coated tablets, Parnate 10 mg coated tablets (N06AF04 tranylcypromine) Prescription only (POM)
Tranylcypromine 10 mg film coated tablets SPC (N06AF04 tranylcypromine) Prescription only (POM)
Tranylcypromine 10 mg tablets, Parnate 10 mg tablets SPC (N06AF04 tranylcypromine) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone 100 mg capsules SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone 150 mg tablets SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone 50 mg capsules SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 100 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06AX05 trazodone) –
Trazodone Hydrochloride 100 mg hard capsules SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 100 mg tablets SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 150 mg tablets SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 150 mg tablets, Molipaxin 150 mg tablets (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 50 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 50 mg / 5 ml sugar free oral solution SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 50 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06AX05 trazodone) –
Trazodone Hydrochloride 50 mg capsules hard SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 50 mg tablets SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride 50 mg/5 ml oral solution sugar free SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride Dawa 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trazodone Hydrochloride G.L. 50 mg/5 ml oral solution SPC (N06AX05 trazodone) Prescription only (POM)
Trimipramine 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AA06 trimipramine) Prescription only (POM)
Trimipramine 10 mg tablets SPC (N06AA06 trimipramine) Prescription only (POM)
Trimipramine 10 mg tablets, Surmontil 10 mg tablets (N06AA06 trimipramine) Prescription only (POM)
Trimipramine 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AA06 trimipramine) –
Trimipramine 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AA06 trimipramine) Prescription only (POM)
Trimipramine 25 mg tablets SPC (N06AA06 trimipramine) Prescription only (POM)
Trimipramine 50 mg capsules SPC (N06AA06 trimipramine) Prescription only (POM)
Trimipramine 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AA06 trimipramine) –
Trimipramine 50 mg hard capsules SPC (N06AA06 trimipramine) Prescription only (POM)
Trimipramine 50 mg hard capsules, Surmontil 50 mg hard capsules (N06AA06 trimipramine) Prescription only (POM)
Trimipramine 75 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AA06 trimipramine) –
Valdoxan 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX22 agomelatine) Prescription only (POM)
Venaxx XL 150 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venaxx XL 75 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Vencarm XL 150 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Vencarm XL 225 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Vencarm XL 300 mg prolonged release capsules, hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Vencarm XL 37.5 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Vencarm XL 75 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlablue XL 150 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlablue XL 37.5 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlablue XL 75 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venladex XL 150 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Venladex XL 75 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine 150 mg prolonged release capsules, hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine 37.5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine 37.5 mg prolonged-release capsules, hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) 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 N06A

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