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N06D Anti-dementia drugs

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for dementia, e.g. Alzheimer's disease

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 193 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. N06D Anti-dementia drugs 193 medicines
        1. N06DA Anticholinesterase anti-dementia drugs 128 medicines
        2. N06DX Other anti-dementia drugs 65 medicines

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Memantine Mylan SPC (N06DX01 memantine) –
Memantine Mylan 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Memantine Mylan 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Memantine ratiopharm SPC (N06DX01 memantine) –
Memantine ratiopharm 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Memantine Sandoz 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Memantine Sandoz 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Memantine Torrent 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Memantine Torrent 15 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Memantine Torrent 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Memantine Torrent 5 mg + 10 mg + 15 mg + 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) –
Memantine Torrent 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Memantine treatment Initiation Pack 5 mg + 10 mg + 15 mg + 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Mentino 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Mentino 15 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Mentino 20 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Mentino 5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Mentino 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 20 mg orodispersible tablets (Initiation Pack) SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Nemdatine 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06DX01 memantine) –
Nemdatine 15 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06DX01 memantine) –
Nemdatine 20 mg film-coated tablet SPC no longer supplied (N06DX01 memantine) –
Nemdatine 5 mg 10 mg 15 mg 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06DX01 memantine) –
Nemdatine 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06DX01 memantine) –
Nimvastid 1.5 mg hard capsules (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Nimvastid 1.5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Nimvastid 3 mg hard capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Nimvastid 3 mg orodispersible tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Nimvastid 4.5 mg hard capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Nimvastid 4.5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Nimvastid 6 mg hard capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Nimvastid 6 mg orodispersible tablets SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Prometax SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Prometax 1.5 mg hard capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Prometax 13.3 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Prometax 2 mg/ml oral solution no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Prometax 3.0 mg hard capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Prometax 4.5 mg hard capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Prometax 4.6 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Prometax 6.0 mg hard capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Prometax 9.5 mg / 24 h transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Reminyl 4 mg / ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied (N06DA04 galantamine) –
Reminyl XL 16 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06DA04 galantamine) –
Reminyl XL 24 mg prolonged-release capsules (N06DA04 galantamine) Prescription only (POM)
Reminyl XL 8 mg capsules no longer supplied (N06DA04 galantamine) –
Reminyl XL 8 mg prolonged-release capsules SPC no longer supplied (N06DA04 galantamine) –
Rivastigmine 1 A Pharma SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine 1.5 mg capsule hard SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine 1.5 mg capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine 2 mg / ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine 3 mg capsule hard SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine 3 mg capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine 3.0 mg capsules hard SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine 3M Health Care Ltd SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine 4.5 mg capsule, hard SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine 4.5 mg capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine 6 mg capsule hard SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine 6 mg capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine 6.0 mg capsules, hard SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Actavis SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine DR. Reddys 1.5 mg hard capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine DR. Reddys 3 mg hard capsules (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine DR. Reddys 4.5 mg hard capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Hexal SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine Luye 4.6 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine Luye 9.5 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine Luye twice weekly 4.6 mg / 24 h transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine Luye twice weekly 9.5 mg / 24 h transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine Mylan 1.5 mg hard capsules (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Mylan 3 mg hard capsules (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Mylan 4.5 mg hard capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Mylan 6 mg hard capsules no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine Rosemont 2 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine Sandoz 1.5 mg hard capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Sandoz 13.3 mg/24H transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Sandoz 2 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Rivastigmine Sandoz 3 mg hard capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Sandoz 4.5 mg hard capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Sandoz 4.6 mg/24H transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Sandoz 6 mg hard capsules SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Sandoz 9.5 mg/24H transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Strides 4.6 mg/24H transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Strides 9.5 mg/24H transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) Prescription only (POM)
Rivastigmine Teva SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Tevastig 13.3 mg/24 h transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Valios 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Valios 20 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Valios 5 mg / 10 mg / 15 mg / 20 mg orodispersible tablets (Initiation Pack) SPC no longer supplied (N06DX01 memantine) –
Valios 5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (N06DX01 memantine) Prescription only (POM)
Voleze 13.3 mg / 24 h transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Voleze 4.6 mg / 24 h transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Voleze 9.5 mg / 24 h transdermal patch SPC no longer supplied (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Xypatch XL 4.6 mg / 24 h transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –
Xypatch XL 9.5 mg / 24 h transdermal patch SPC (N06DA03 rivastigmine) –

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 N06D

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