P01BA Aminoquinoline antimalarials
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for malaria and other parasites
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 7 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 4 prescription only (POM)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents 82 medicines
- P01 Antiprotozoals 70 medicines
- P01B Antimalarials 38 medicines
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P01BA Aminoquinoline antimalarials 7 medicines
- P01BA01 chloroquine 3 medicines
- P01BA02 hydroxychloroquine 4 medicines
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P01BA Aminoquinoline antimalarials 7 medicines
- P01B Antimalarials 38 medicines
- P01 Antiprotozoals 70 medicines
3 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Chloroquine phosphate 3 medicines
- Hydroxychloroquine 4 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Avloclor 250 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (P01BA01 chloroquine) | – |
| Chloroquine Phosphate tablets BP 250 mg SPC no longer supplied (P01BA01 chloroquine) | – |
| 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) |
| Malarivon syrup SPC (P01BA01 chloroquine) | – |
| Quinoric 200 mg film-coated tablets, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (P01BA02 hydroxychloroquine) | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- P01BB Biguanide antimalarials 9 medicines
- P01BC Methanolquinolines, antimalarial 17 medicines
- P01BD Diaminopyrimidines, antimalarials 1 medicine
- P01BE Artemisinin and derivatives, plain 1 medicine
- P01BF Artemisinin and derivatives, combinations 2 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: P01BA Aminochinoliny
- French: P01BA aminoquinoléines
- German: P01BA Aminochinoline
- Spanish: P01BA AMINOQUINOLINAS (ANTIMALARICOS)
- German: P01BA Aminochinoline
- Italian: P01BA AMINOCHINOLINE
- Polish: P01BA Aminochinoliny
- Turkish: P01BA aminokinolin antimalaryaller
- Portuguese (Brazil): P01BA Aminoquinolinas
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 P01BA
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