R06AX18 acrivastine
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: antihistamines, medicines for allergies
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 3 medicines in this group.
- 2 without a prescription (P or GSL)
Active substance: Acrivastine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.
- R Respiratory system drugs 808 medicines
- R06 Antihistamines for systemic use 171 medicines
- R06A Antihistamines for systemic use 171 medicines
- R06AX Other antihistamines for systemic use 64 medicines
- R06AX18 acrivastine 3 medicines
- R06AX Other antihistamines for systemic use 64 medicines
- R06A Antihistamines for systemic use 171 medicines
- R06 Antihistamines for systemic use 171 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Acrivastine 8 mg capsules hard SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Benadryl Allergy Relief SPC | No prescription needed |
| Brown & Burk Allergy Relief 8 mg capsules hard SPC | – |
Other groups of the same level
- R06AX02 cyproheptadine 1 medicine
- R06AX07 triprolidine 1 medicine
- R06AX13 loratadine 22 medicines
- R06AX17 ketotifen 2 medicines
- R06AX25 mizolastine 1 medicine
- R06AX26 fexofenadine 13 medicines
- R06AX27 desloratadine 14 medicines
- R06AX28 rupatadine 3 medicines
- R06AX29 bilastine 4 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Turkish: R06AX18 akrivastin
- Dutch: R06AX18 Acrivastine
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 R06AX18
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