Patient info

P01AB01 metronidazole

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for malaria and other parasites

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 26 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Metronidazole – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

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
          1. P01AB01 metronidazole 26 medicines

Medicines

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

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 P01AB01

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