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P01A Agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for malaria and other parasites

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 30 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents 82 medicines
    1. P01 Antiprotozoals 70 medicines
      1. P01A Agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases 30 medicines
        1. P01AB Nitroimidazole derivatives, antiprotozoal agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases 26 medicines
        2. P01AX Other agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases 4 medicines

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

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Atovaquone 750 mg/5 ml oral suspension (P01AX06 atovaquone) Prescription only (POM)
Atovaquone Glenmark 750 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (P01AX06 atovaquone) Prescription only (POM)
Flagyl 1 g suppositories SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Flagyl 200 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (P01AB01 metronidazole) –
Flagyl 400 mg tablets SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Flagyl 500 mg suppositories SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Flagyl S 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Metronidazole 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metrolyl (Metronidazole) suppositories 1 g SPC no longer supplied (P01AB01 metronidazole) –
Metrolyl (Metronidazole) suppositories 500 mg SPC no longer supplied (P01AB01 metronidazole) –
Metrolyl (Metronidazole) tablets 200 mg, Metronidazole 200 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (P01AB01 metronidazole) –
Metrolyl (Metronidazole) tablets 400 mg, Metronidazole 400 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (P01AB01 metronidazole) –
Metronidazole 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Flagyl S 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole 200 mg tablets SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole 200 mg tablets BP SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole 400 mg film-coated tablets SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole 400 mg tablets SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole 400 mg tablets BP SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole 500 mg tablets SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole Rosemont 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Metronidazole 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole tablets 200 mg SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole tablets 400 mg SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole tablets 500 mg SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole tablets BP 200 mg SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Metronidazole tablets BP 400 mg SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Vaginyl/metronidazole tablets 200 mg SPC (P01AB01 metronidazole) Prescription only (POM)
Wellvone 750 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Atovaquone 750 mg / 5 ml oral suspension (P01AX06 atovaquone) Prescription only (POM)
Wellvone 750 mg/5 ml oral suspension SPC (P01AX06 atovaquone) Prescription only (POM)

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 P01A

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