P01BB Biguanide 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 9 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 1 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 3 prescription only (POM)
- 2 with or without a prescription, by the pack
- 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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P01BB Biguanide antimalarials 9 medicines
- P01BB51 proguanil, combinations 9 medicines
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P01BB Biguanide antimalarials 9 medicines
- P01B Antimalarials 38 medicines
- P01 Antiprotozoals 70 medicines
2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Atovaquone 9 medicines
- Proguanil 8 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
Other groups of the same level
- P01BA Aminoquinoline antimalarials 7 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: P01BB Biguanidy
- French: P01BB biguanides
- German: P01BB Biguanide
- Spanish: P01BB BIGUANIDAS (ANTIMALARICOS)
- German: P01BB Biguanide
- Italian: P01BB Biguanidi
- Polish: P01BB Biguanidy
- Turkish: P01BB biguanid antimalaryaller
- Portuguese (Brazil): P01BB Biguanidas
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 P01BB
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