N07BB Drugs used in alcohol dependence
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for addiction, e.g. to opioids, alcohol or smoking
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 9 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 8 prescription only (POM)
Place in the ATC classification
- N Nervous system drugs 4,479 medicines
- N07 Other nervous system drugs 248 medicines
- N07B Drugs used in addictive disorders 173 medicines
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N07BB Drugs used in alcohol dependence 9 medicines
- N07BB01 disulfiram 3 medicines
- N07BB03 acamprosate 3 medicines
- N07BB04 naltrexone 2 medicines
- N07BB05 nalmefene 1 medicine
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N07BB Drugs used in alcohol dependence 9 medicines
- N07B Drugs used in addictive disorders 173 medicines
- N07 Other nervous system drugs 248 medicines
1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Acamprosate 3 medicines
- Disulfiram 3 medicines
- Nalmefene 1 medicine
- Naltrexone 2 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal 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) |
| Adepend 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BB04 naltrexone) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Antabuse tablets 200 mg, Disulfiram tablets 200 mg (N07BB01 disulfiram) | – |
| Campral EC SPC (N07BB03 acamprosate) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Disulfiram 200 mg tablets SPC (N07BB01 disulfiram) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Disulfiram tablets 200 mg, Antabuse tablets 200 mg (N07BB01 disulfiram) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Naltrexone Hydrochloride 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BB04 naltrexone) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Selincro 18 mg film-coated tablets SPC (N07BB05 nalmefene) | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- N07BA Drugs used in nicotine dependence 90 medicines
- N07BC Drugs used in opioid dependence 74 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: N07BB Léčiva k terapii závislosti na alkoholu
- French: N07BB médicaments utilisés dans la dépendance alcoolique
- German: N07BB Mittel zur Behandlung der Alkoholabhängigkeit
- Spanish: N07BB MEDICAMENTOS UTILIZADOS EN DEPENDENCIA A ALCOHOL
- German: N07BB Mittel zur Behandlung der Alkoholabhängigkeit
- Italian: N07BB METADOXINA
- Polish: N07BB Leki stosowane w leczeniu uzależnienia od alkoholu
- Turkish: N07BB Alkol bağımlılığında kullanılan ilaçlar
- Portuguese (Brazil): N07BB Fármacos usados na dependência do álcool
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 N07BB
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