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N06BA Centrally acting sympathomimetics

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for ADHD

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 207 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. N06B Psychostimulants, agents used for ADHD and nootropics 218 medicines
        1. N06BA Centrally acting sympathomimetics 207 medicines
          1. N06BA02 dexamfetamine 6 medicines
          2. N06BA04 methylphenidate 102 medicines
          3. N06BA07 modafinil 4 medicines
          4. N06BA09 atomoxetine 63 medicines
          5. N06BA12 lisdexamfetamine 30 medicines
          6. N06BA14 solriamfetol 2 medicines

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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Xaggitin XL 27 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06BA04 methylphenidate) Prescription only (POM)
Xaggitin XL 36 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06BA04 methylphenidate) Prescription only (POM)
Xaggitin XL 54 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06BA04 methylphenidate) Prescription only (POM)
Xenidate XL 18 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06BA04 methylphenidate) Prescription only (POM)
Xenidate XL 27 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06BA04 methylphenidate) Prescription only (POM)
Xenidate XL 36 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06BA04 methylphenidate) Prescription only (POM)
Xenidate XL 54 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (N06BA04 methylphenidate) 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 N06BA

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