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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
Venlafaxine 37.5 mg tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine 75 mg prolonged release capsules, hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine 75 mg tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine 75 mg/5 ml oral solution (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine Austin XL 150 mg prolonged-release hard capsules (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine Bristol Labs XL 37.5 mg prolonged-release capsules hard, Majoven XL 37.5 mg prolonged-release capsules hard (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine Bristol Labs XL 75 mg prolonged-release capsules hard, Majoven XL 75 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine Crescent XL 150 mg prolonged-release hard capsules (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine Crescent XL 75 mg prolonged-release hard capsules SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine DR. Reddys 150 mg prolonged-release capsules, hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine DR. Reddys 225 mg prolonged-release capsules, hard (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine DR. Reddys 37.5 mg prolonged-release capsules, hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine DR. Reddys 75 mg prolonged-release capsules, hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine Krka 150 mg prolonged-release hard capsules (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine Morningside 150 mg prolonged-release hard capsules, Vensir XL 150 mg prolonged-release hard capsules SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine Morningside 225 mg prolonged-release capsules, Vensir XL 225 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine XL 150 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine XL 225 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine XL 300 mg prolonged-release tablet SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine XL 37.5 mg prolonged-release hard capsules (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine XL 37.5 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlafaxine XL 75 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlalic XL 225 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlasov XL 150 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlasov XL 37.5 mg, prolonged-release capsules SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venlasov XL 75 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Vensir XL 75 mg prolonged-release hard capsules, Venlafaxine Morningside 75 mg prolonged-release hard capsules SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venzip XL 150 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Venzip XL 75 mg prolonged release capsules, hard SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Vexarin XL 150 mg prolonged-release capsules hard SPC no longer supplied (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Vexarin XL 75 mg prolonged release capsules, hard SPC no longer supplied (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Viepax XL 150 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Viepax XL 225 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Viepax XL 75 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Viepax XL Dexcel 150 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) Prescription only (POM)
Vortioxetine 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX26 vortioxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Vortioxetine 15 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX26 vortioxetine) –
Vortioxetine 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX26 vortioxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Vortioxetine 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX26 vortioxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Vortioxetine Ascend 15 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX26 vortioxetine) –
Vortioxetine Ascend 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX26 vortioxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Vortioxetine Ascend 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX26 vortioxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Vortioxetine Krka 10 mg film-coated tablets (N06AX26 vortioxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Vortioxetine Krka 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX26 vortioxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Vortioxetine Krka 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06AX26 vortioxetine) Prescription only (POM)
Xenalven XL 150 mg prolonged-release capsule (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Xenalven XL 37.5 mg prolonged-release capsule SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Xenalven XL 75 mg prolonged-release capsule SPC (N06AX16 venlafaxine) –
Yentreve 20 mg hard gastro-resistant capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06AX21 duloxetine) –
Yentreve 40 mg hard gastro-resistant capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06AX21 duloxetine) –
Zispin Soltab 15 mg orodispersible tablet SPC no longer supplied (N06AX11 mirtazapine) –
Zispin Soltab 30 mg orodispersible tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06AX11 mirtazapine) –
Zispin Soltab 45 mg orodispersible tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06AX11 mirtazapine) –
Zyban 150 mg prolonged-release film-coated tablets (N06AX12 bupropion) Prescription only (POM)
Zyban 150 mg prolonged-release tablets (N06AX12 bupropion) 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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