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R01AA05 oxymetazoline

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: nasal sprays and drops, e.g. for a blocked nose

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 4 medicines in this group.

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

Place in the ATC classification

  1. R Respiratory system drugs 803 medicines
    1. R01 Nasal preparations 91 medicines
      1. R01A Decongestants and other nasal preparations for topical use 76 medicines
        1. R01AA Sympathomimetics, plain 14 medicines
          1. R01AA05 oxymetazoline 4 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Superdrug nasal Decongestant spray, Boots Decongestant 0.05% w/v nasal spray, Morrisons nasal Decongestant spray, Galpharm Blocked Nose Relief 0.05% w/v nasal spray., Tesco Health Blocked Nose Relief 0.05% w/v nasal spray, Sainsburys Healthcare Decongesta SPC General sale (GSL)
Vicks Sinex Decongestant nasal spray SPC no longer supplied –
Vicks Sinex Micromist SPC –
Vicks Sinex Soother nasal spray SPC –

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 R01AA05

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