Patient info

R03DA Xanthines, systemic for obstructive airway disease

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: tablets for asthma and COPD

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 13 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. R03D Other systemic drugs for obstructive airway diseases 60 medicines
        1. R03DA Xanthines, systemic for obstructive airway disease 13 medicines
          1. R03DA04 theophylline 7 medicines
          2. R03DA05 aminophylline 6 medicines

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

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Aminophylline 25 mg/ml solution for injection/infusion. SPC (R03DA05 aminophylline) Prescription only (POM)
Aminophylline Hydrate 25 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (R03DA05 aminophylline) –
Nuelin SA 175 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (R03DA04 theophylline) –
Nuelin SA 250 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (R03DA04 theophylline) –
Phyllocontin 225 mg prolonged release tablets SPC no longer supplied (R03DA05 aminophylline) –
Phyllocontin Continus 225 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (R03DA05 aminophylline) –
Phyllocontin Forte 350 mg prolonged release tablets SPC no longer supplied (R03DA05 aminophylline) –
Phyllocontin Forte Continus 350 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (R03DA05 aminophylline) –
Uniphyllin 200 mg prolonged release tablets (R03DA04 theophylline) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Uniphyllin 300 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (R03DA04 theophylline) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Uniphyllin 400 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (R03DA04 theophylline) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Uniphyllin Continus 200 mg prolonged-release tablets (R03DA04 theophylline) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Uniphyllin Continus 300 mg prolonged-release tablets (R03DA04 theophylline) Pharmacy medicine (P)

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 R03DA

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