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

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Nicotinell Mint 4 mg medicated Chewing gum, Nicotinell Support Mint 4 mg medicated Chewing gum (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell Rapid Relief 1 mg/spray Oromucosal spray, solution SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell Support Icemint 2 mg medicated Chewing gum, Nicotinell Icemint 2 mg medicated Chewing-gum SPC no longer supplied (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Nicotinell Support Mint 2 mg medicated Chewing gum, Nicotinell Mint 2 mg medicated Chewing gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell TTS 10, 7 mg/24 hours transdermal patch (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell TTS 20, 14 mg/24 hour transdermal patch (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell TTS 20, Nicassist 14 mg / 24 hour transdermal patch SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell TTS 30, 21 mg/24 hour transdermal patch (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell TTS 30, Nicassist 21 mg / 24 hour transdermal patch (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell Tts10 7 mg / 24 hour patch (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell Tts20 14 mg / 24 hour patch (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Nicotinell Tts30 21 mg / 24 hour patch (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin 14 mg transdermal patches SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin 2 mg lozenges SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin 21 mg transdermal patches SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin 4 mg lozenges (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin 7 mg transdermal patches SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin Clear 14 mg patch SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin Clear 7 mg patch SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin Extra Fresh Mint 2 mg medicated Chewing gum SPC no longer supplied (N07BA01 nicotine) –
NiQuitin Extra Fresh Mint 4 mg medicated Chewing gum SPC no longer supplied (N07BA01 nicotine) –
NiQuitin Minis Citrus 2 mg lozenges SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin Minis Citrus 4 mg lozenges SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin Minis Mint 1.5 mg lozenges SPC no longer supplied (N07BA01 nicotine) –
NiQuitin Minis Mint 4 mg lozenges SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin Mint 2 mg lozenges SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin Mint 4 mg lozenges SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin Pre-quit Clear 21 mg patch, NiQuitin Clear 21 mg patch SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
NiQuitin Tropical Flavour 2 mg medicated Chewing gum SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Physeptone 1 mg / ml oral solution sugar-free SPC (N07BC02 methadone) Prescription only (POM)
Physeptone 50 mg / ml injection, Methadone 50 mg / ml injection SPC (N07BC02 methadone) Prescription only (POM)
Prefibin 2 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Prefibin 8 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Prekisan 2 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Prekisan 4 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC01 buprenorphine) –
Prekisan 8 mg sublingual tablets (N07BC01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Sainsburys Healthcare 4 mg Nicotine lozenges, Morrisons Nicotine 4 mg lozenges, Asda Nicotine Replace 4 mg lozenges, Wilko Nicotine 4 mg lozenges, Galpharm Nicotine Replace 4 mg lozenges, Nicotine 4 mg lozenges, Essential Waitrose Nicotine Replacement 4 m SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Selincro 18 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BB05 nalmefene) Prescription only (POM)
Sixmo SPC no longer supplied (N07BC01 buprenorphine) –
Sixmo 74.2 mg implant SPC no longer supplied (N07BC01 buprenorphine) –
Suboxone 12 mg / 3 mg sublingual film SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Suboxone 16 mg / 4 mg sublingual tablets SPC no longer supplied (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) –
Suboxone 2 mg / 0.5 mg sublingual film SPC no longer supplied (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) –
Suboxone 2 mg / 0.5 mg sublingual tablets SPC no longer supplied (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) –
Suboxone 4 mg / 1 mg sublingual film SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Suboxone 8 mg / 2 mg sublingual tablets SPC no longer supplied (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) –
Suboxone 8 mg/2 mg sublingual film no longer supplied (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) –
Subutex 2 mg sublingual tablets SPC no longer supplied (N07BC01 buprenorphine) –
Subutex 2 mg sublingual tablets, Buprenorphine 2 mg sublingual tablets (N07BC01 buprenorphine) Prescription only (POM)
Subutex 8 mg sublingual tablets SPC no longer supplied (N07BC01 buprenorphine) –
Synastone 10 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (N07BC Drugs used in opioid dependence) –
Synastone 50 mg / 2 ml solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (N07BC02 methadone) –
Synastone 50 mg / ml solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (N07BC02 methadone) –
Tactizen 1.5 mg tablets SPC (N07BA04 cytisine) Prescription only (POM)
Varenicline 0.5 mg + 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) –
Varenicline 0.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Varenicline 0.5 mg film-coated tablets, Varenicline 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Varenicline 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Varenicline Ascend 0.5 mg + 1 mg film-coated tablets (Initiation Pack) SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) –
Varenicline Ascend 0.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Varenicline Ascend 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Varenicline Consilient Health 0.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Varenicline Consilient Health 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Varenicline Umedica 0.5 mg + 1 mg tablets (Initiation Pack) SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) –
Varenicline Umedica 0.5 mg tablets (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Varenicline Umedica 1 mg tablets SPC (N07BA03 varenicline) Prescription only (POM)
Voke 0.45 mg inhaler SPC no longer supplied (N07BA01 nicotine) –
Wilko Nicotine 2 mg lozenges, Essential Waitrose Nicotine Replacement 2 mg lozenges, Morrisons Nicotine 2 mg lozenges, Galpharm Nicotine Replace 2 mg lozenges, Asda Nicotine Replace 2 mg lozenges, Nicotine 2 mg lozenges, Superdrug Nicotine 2 mg lozenges SPC (N07BA01 nicotine) General sale (GSL)
Zubsolv 1.4 mg / 0.36 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Zubsolv 11.4 mg / 2.9 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Zubsolv 2.9 mg / 0.71 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Zubsolv 5.7 mg / 1.4 mg sublingual tablet SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Zubsolv 8.6 mg / 2.1 mg sublingual tablets SPC (N07BC51 buprenorphine, combinations) 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 N07B

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