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R03B Other drugs for obstructive airway diseases, inhalants

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: other inhalers for asthma and COPD, e.g. steroid inhalers

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 113 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. R Respiratory system drugs 803 medicines
    1. R03 Drugs for obstructive airway diseases 396 medicines
      1. R03B Other drugs for obstructive airway diseases, inhalants 113 medicines
        1. R03BA Glucocorticoid inhalants for obstructive airway disease 83 medicines
        2. R03BB Anticholinergics inhalants for obstructive airway diseases 30 medicines

2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Soprobec 50 micrograms per actuation pressurised inhalation solution SPC (R03BA01 beclometasone) Prescription only (POM)
Spiriva 18 microgram capsules (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) –
Spiriva 18 microgram inhalation powder, hard Capsul (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) Prescription only (POM)
Spiriva 18 micrograms inhalation powder hard capsule SPC (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) –
Spiriva 18 micrograms inhalation powder hard capsules, Tiotropium 18 micrograms inhalation powder hard capsules (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) –
Spiriva Respimat 2.5 microgram, inhalation solution (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) Prescription only (POM)
Spiriva Respimat 2.5 micrograms solution for inhalation (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) Prescription only (POM)
Tiogiva 18 micrograms inhalation powder hard capsule SPC (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) –
Tioptropium 18 micrograms inhalation powder hard capsules, Spiriva 18 micrograms inhalation powder hard capsules (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) –
Tiotropium 18 micrograms inhalation capsules, Spiriva 18 micrograms inhalation capsules SPC (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) –
Tiotropium 18 micrograms inhalation powder hard capsule, Spiriva 18 micrograms inhalation powder hard capsule (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) –
Tovanor Breezhaler SPC (R03BB06 glycopyrronium bromide) –
Trokide18 micrograms, inhalation powder, hard capsules (R03BB04 tiotropium bromide) Prescription only (POM)

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 R03B

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