Patient info

R01AD05 budesonide

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 3 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Budesonide – 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. R01AD Corticosteroid nasal preparations for topical use 55 medicines
          1. R01AD05 budesonide 3 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Benacort 64 micrograms nasal spray SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Budesonide 64 micrograms / actuation Aqueous nasal spray SPC Prescription only (POM)
Rhinocort Aqua 64 micrograms 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 R01AD05

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