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P01B Antimalarials

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 38 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. P01B Antimalarials 38 medicines
        1. P01BA Aminoquinoline antimalarials 7 medicines
        2. P01BB Biguanide antimalarials 9 medicines
        3. P01BC Methanolquinolines, antimalarial 17 medicines
        4. P01BD Diaminopyrimidines, antimalarials 1 medicine
        5. P01BE Artemisinin and derivatives, plain 1 medicine
        6. P01BF Artemisinin and derivatives, combinations 2 medicines

1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Artesunate Amivas 110 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC (P01BE03 artesunate) Prescription only (POM)
Atovaquone/proguanil Hydrochloride 62.5 mg / 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (P01BB51 proguanil, combinations) –
Avloclor 250 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (P01BA01 chloroquine) –
Chloroquine and Proguanil Anti-malarial tablets, Paludrine/avloclor Anti-malarial Travel Pack SPC –
Chloroquine Phosphate tablets BP 250 mg SPC no longer supplied (P01BA01 chloroquine) –
Daraprim 25 mg tablets SPC (P01BD01 pyrimethamine) Prescription only (POM)
Eurartesim SPC no longer supplied (P01BF05 artenimol and piperaquine) –
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (P01BA02 hydroxychloroquine) Prescription only (POM)
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 200 mg tablets SPC (P01BA02 hydroxychloroquine) Prescription only (POM)
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC (P01BA02 hydroxychloroquine) Prescription only (POM)
Lariam 250 mg tablets (P01BC02 mefloquine) Prescription only (POM)
Mafamoz 250 mg / 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (P01BB51 proguanil, combinations) –
Mafamoz 62.5 mg / 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (P01BB51 proguanil, combinations) –
Malarivon syrup SPC (P01BA01 chloroquine) –
Malarone 250 mg / 100 mg film-coated tablets (P01BB51 proguanil, combinations) With or without prescription
Malarone 250 mg / 100 mg film-coated tablets, Atovaquone/proguanil Hydrochloride 250 mg / 100 mg film-coated tablets (P01BB51 proguanil, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Malarone 250 mg/100 mg tablets (P01BB51 proguanil, combinations) With or without prescription
Malarone paediatric 62.5 mg / 25 mg film-coated tablets (P01BB51 proguanil, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Malarone tablets 250 mg / 100 mg film-coated tablets (P01BB51 proguanil, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Maloff Protect 250 mg / 100 mg tablets SPC (P01BB51 proguanil, combinations) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Quinine Bisulfate tablets BP 300 mg SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Bisulphate 300 mg tablets SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Bisulphate tablets 300 mg SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Bisulphate tablets BP 300 mg SPC no longer supplied (P01BC01 quinine) –
Quinine Sulfate 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Sulfate 200 mg tablets SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Sulfate 200 mg tablets B.P. SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Sulfate 300 mg coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (P01BC01 quinine) –
Quinine Sulfate 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Sulfate 300 mg tablets SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Sulfate tablets 300 mg SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Sulfate tablets BP 200 mg SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Sulfate tablets BP 300 mg SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Sulphate 300 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (P01BC01 quinine) –
Quinine Sulphate tablets BP 200 mg SPC (P01BC01 quinine) Prescription only (POM)
Quinine Sulphate tablets BP 300 mg SPC no longer supplied (P01BC01 quinine) –
Quinoric 200 mg film-coated tablets, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (P01BA02 hydroxychloroquine) Prescription only (POM)
Riamet 20 mg / 120 mg tablets SPC (P01BF01 artemether and lumefantrine) 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 P01B

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