Patient info

N07B Drugs used in addictive disorders

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for addiction, e.g. to opioids, alcohol or smoking

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 173 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
    1. N07 Other nervous system drugs 248 medicines
      1. N07B Drugs used in addictive disorders 173 medicines
        1. N07BA Drugs used in nicotine dependence 90 medicines
        2. N07BB Drugs used in alcohol dependence 9 medicines
        3. N07BC Drugs used in opioid dependence 74 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Acamprosate 333 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (N07BB03 acamprosate) Prescription only (POM)
Acamprosate Calcium 333 mg gastro-resistant tablets, Campral EC 333 mg gastro-resistant tablets (N07BB03 acamprosate) Prescription only (POM)
Addnok 2 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC01 buprenorphine) –
Addnok 8 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC01 buprenorphine) –
Adepend 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BB04 naltrexone) Prescription only (POM)
Antabuse tablets 200 mg, Disulfiram tablets 200 mg (N07BB01 disulfiram) –
Asda Nicotine Replace 4 mg gum, Nicotine 4 mg medicated Chewing gum, Galpharm Nicotine Replace 4 mg gum, Sainsburys Healthcare Nicotine Replacement 4 mg gum, Superdrug Nicotine Replacement 4 mg gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Ayendi 1600 micrograms / actuation nasal spray no longer supplied (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Ayendi 720 micrograms / actuation nasal spray SPC no longer supplied (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Belnifrem 1.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA04 cytisine) Prescription only (POM)
Boots Nicassist 2 mg Compressed lozenge SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Boots Nicassist 2 mg Microtab, Nicorette Microtab SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Boots Nicassist Fruit Fresh 2 mg gum, Nicorette Fruitfusion 2 mg gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Boots Nicassist Fruit Fresh 4 mg gum, Nicorette Fruitfusion 4 mg gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Boots Nicassist Ice Mint 4 mg gum, Nicorette Icy White 4 mg gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Britlofex tablets 0.2 mg SPC no longer supplied (N07BC04 lofexidine) –
Buprenorphine 2 mg sublingual tablets SPC no longer supplied (N07BC01 buprenorphine) –
Buprenorphine 8 mg sublingual tablets SPC no longer supplied (N07BC01 buprenorphine) –
Buprenorphine 8 mg sublingual tablets, Subutex 8 mg sublingual tablets (N07BC01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Buprenorphine/naloxone 2 mg / 0.5 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Buprenorphine/naloxone 4 mg / 1 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) –
Buprenorphine/naloxone 8 mg / 2 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Buprenorphine/naloxone G.L. 2 mg/0 5 mg sublingual tablet SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) –
Buprenorphine/naloxone G.L. 4 mg / 1 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) –
Buprenorphine/naloxone Mylan 2 mg / 0.5 mg sublingual tablets SPC no longer supplied (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) –
Buprenorphine/naloxone Mylan 8 mg / 2 mg sublingual tablets SPC no longer supplied (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) –
Buvidal SPC (N07BC01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Campral EC SPC (N07BB03 acamprosate) Prescription only (POM)
Champix SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Champix 0.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Champix 0.5 mg film-coated tablets, Champix 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Champix 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Cytisinicline Adamed 1.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA04 cytisine) Prescription only (POM)
Diamorphine Hydrochloride 10 mg for injection SPC (N07BC06 diamorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Diamorphine Hydrochloride 100 mg for injection SPC (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Diamorphine Hydrochloride 30 mg for injection SPC (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Diamorphine Hydrochloride 5 mg for injection SPC (N07BC06 diamorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Diamorphine Hydrochloride 500 mg for injection SPC (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Diamorphine Hydrochloride BP 10 mg Lyophilisate for solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Diamorphine Hydrochloride BP 100 mg Lyophilisate for solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Diamorphine Hydrochloride BP 30 mg Lyophilisate for solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Diamorphine Hydrochloride BP 5 mg Lyophilisate for solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Diamorphine Hydrochloride tablets 10 mg SPC not available (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Diamorphine Hydrocloride 10 mg for injection SPC (N07BC06 diamorphine) –
Disulfiram 200 mg tablets SPC (N07BB01 disulfiram) Prescription only (POM)
Disulfiram tablets 200 mg, Antabuse tablets 200 mg (N07BB01 disulfiram) Prescription only (POM)
Espranor 2 mg oral Lyophilisate SPC (N07BC01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Espranor 8 mg oral Lyophilisate SPC (N07BC01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Methadone 1 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Methadone 1 mg / ml oral solution sugar free SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Methadone 1 mg-ml oral solution sugar-free SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Methadone 1 mg/ml oral solution BP-sugar free SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Methadone 10 mg / ml injection, Physeptone 10 mg / ml injection SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Methadone 10 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Methadone Alkaloid 1 mg / ml oral solution SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Methadone Hydrochloride 5 mg tablets SPC (N07BC02 methadone) Prescription only (POM)
Methadone Hydrochloride DTF (sugar free) 1 mg / 1 ml oral solution SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Methadone Hydrochloride DTF 1 mg / 1 ml oral solution SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Methadone Mixture 1 mg / ml SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Methadone tablets BP 5 mg, Physeptone tablets SPC (N07BC02 methadone) Prescription only (POM)
Methadose 10 mg / 1 ml oral concentrate (N07BC02 methadone) Prescription only (POM)
Methadose 20 mg / 1 ml oral concentrate SPC no longer supplied (N07BC02 methadone) –
Metharose sugar free 1 mg / 1 ml oral solution SPC (N07BC02 methadone) Prescription only (POM)
Metharose sugar free Green 1 mg / 1 ml oral solution, Methadone Hydrochloride sugar free 1 mg / 1 ml oral solution (N07BC02 methadone) –
Misyo 10 mg / ml concentrate for oral solution SPC (N07BC02 methadone) –
Naltrexone Hydrochloride 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BB04 naltrexone) Prescription only (POM)
Natzon 8 mg sublingual tablets, Buprenorphine 8 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Nicabate 21 mg / 24 hrs transdermal patches SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicabate Clear 14 mg / 24 hrs transdermal patch SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicabate Clear 7 mg / 24 hrs transdermal patch SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicassist 1 mg / spray Mouth spray SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicassist 7 mg / 24 hour transdermal patch, Nicotinell TTS 10 SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicassist Minty Fresh 4 mg gum, Nicorette Freshmint 4 mg gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicassist Translucent 15 mg patch, Nicorette Invisi 15 mg patch SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorama Fruitmint 2 mg medicated Chewing-gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicorama Fruitmint 4 mg medicated Chewing-gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicorama Mint 2 mg medicated Chewing-gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicorama Mint 4 mg medicated Chewing-gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicorette 2 mg gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorette 4 mg gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorette Cools 2 mg lozenge SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorette Cools 4 mg lozenge SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorette Freshmint 2 mg gum, Nicassist Minty Fresh 2 mg gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorette Fruit 2 mg lozenge SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorette Fruit 4 mg lozenge SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorette Fruitfusion 6 mg gum SPC no longer supplied (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicorette Invisi 10 mg patch (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorette Invisi 10 mg patch, Nicassist Translucent 10 mg patch (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorette nasal spray, Boots Nicassist 10 mg / ml nasal spray SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicorette Quickmist 1 mg / spray Mouthspray, Nicorette Quickmist Smarttrack 1 mg / spray SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotine 0.45 mg inhaler SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicotine 2 mg medicated Chewing Gums SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotine 4 mg medicated Chewing Gums SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotine Mini 1.5 mg Compressed lozenges SPC not available (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicotine Mini 4 mg Compressed lozenges SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell Fruit 2 mg medicated Chewing gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell Fruit 4 mg medicated Chewing gum (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell Liquorice 2 mg medicated Chewing gum SPC no longer supplied (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicotinell Liquorice 4 mg medicated Chewing gum SPC no longer supplied (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicotinell Mint 2 mg Compressed lozenges SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

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 N07B

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