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S01A Antiinfective ophthalmologics

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: eye medicines

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 40 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. S Sensory organ drugs 363 medicines
    1. S01 Ophthalmologicals 345 medicines
      1. S01A Antiinfective ophthalmologics 40 medicines
        1. S01AA Antibiotics, ophthalmologic 18 medicines
        2. S01AD Antivirals, ophthalmologic 6 medicines
        3. S01AE Fluoroquinolone antiinfectives, ophthalmologic 13 medicines
        4. S01AX Other antiinfectives 3 medicines

1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Aciclovir 30 mg/g eye ointment (S01AD03 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir Agepha 30 mg / g eye ointment SPC (S01AD03 aciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Azyter 15 mg / g eye drops solution in single-dose Container SPC (S01AA26 azithromycin) Prescription only (POM)
Brochlor 0.5% w/w eye drops, Brolene Antibiotic 0.5% w/v eye drops SPC (S01AA01 chloramphenicol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Brolene 0.15% w/w eye ointment SPC no longer supplied (S01AX14 dibrompropamidine) –
Brolene Antibiotic 1.0 % w/w eye ointment (S01AA01 chloramphenicol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Chloramphenicol 0.5% w/v Antibiotic eye drops SPC no longer supplied (S01AA01 chloramphenicol) –
Chloramphenicol 0.5% w/v eye drops solution SPC (S01AA01 chloramphenicol) Prescription only (POM)
Chloramphenicol 1.0% w/w Antibiotic eye ointment SPC (S01AA01 chloramphenicol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Chloramphenicol 1% w/w eye ointment SPC (S01AA01 chloramphenicol) Prescription only (POM)
Chloramphenicol eye drops BP 0.5% w/v SPC (S01AA01 chloramphenicol) Prescription only (POM)
Ciloxan 0.3% eye drops solution (S01AE03 ciprofloxacin) Prescription only (POM)
Ciloxan 0.3% w/v eye drops solution (S01AE03 ciprofloxacin) Prescription only (POM)
Ciloxan 0.3%w/v eye drops SPC (S01AE03 ciprofloxacin) Prescription only (POM)
Ciloxan 0.3%w/v eye drops solution, Ciprofloxacin 0.3%w/v eye drops solution (S01AE03 ciprofloxacin) Prescription only (POM)
Ciloxan 3 mg / g eye ointment SPC no longer supplied (S01AE03 ciprofloxacin) –
Clorogen eye drops 0.5% w/v SPC (S01AA01 chloramphenicol) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Exocin 3 mg / ml eye drops solution SPC (S01AE01 ofloxacin) Prescription only (POM)
Eyflox 5 mg / ml eye drops solution SPC (S01AE05 levofloxacin) Prescription only (POM)
Fucithalmic 1% w/w Viscous eye drops / Fusidic Acid 1% w/w Viscous eye drops (S01AA13 fusidic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Fucithalmic 1% w/w Viscous eye drops, Fusidic Acid 1 % w/w Viscous eye drops (S01AA13 fusidic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Fucithalmic 1%w/w Viscous eye drops (S01AA13 fusidic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Fusidic Acid 1% Viscous eye drops, Fucithalmic Viscous eye drops (S01AA13 fusidic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Fusidic Acid 1% w/w Viscous eye drops (S01AA13 fusidic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Fusidic Acid 1% w/w Viscous eye drops, Fucithalmic 1% w/w Viscous eye drops (S01AA13 fusidic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Golden eye 0.15%w/w eye ointment SPC no longer supplied (S01AX14 dibrompropamidine) –
Goldeneye Antibiotic 1% w/w eye ointment, Optrex Bacterial Conjunctivitis 1% w/w eye ointment, Chloramphenicol 1% w/w eye ointment (S01AA01 chloramphenicol) With or without prescription
Levofloxacin 5 mg / ml eye drops solution SPC (S01AE05 levofloxacin) Prescription only (POM)
Levofloxacin 5 mg/ml eye drops, solution in single dose Container SPC (S01AE05 levofloxacin) –
Moxifloxacin 0.5 % w/v eye drops solution SPC (S01AE07 moxifloxacin) Prescription only (POM)
Moxivig 0.5%w/v eye drops solution SPC (S01AE07 moxifloxacin) Prescription only (POM)
Nettacin 3 mg / ml eye drops solution SPC no longer supplied (S01AA23 netilmicin) –
Nettacin 3 mg / ml eye drops solution in single-dose Container SPC no longer supplied (S01AA23 netilmicin) –
Oftaquix 5 mg/ml eye drops SPC (S01AE05 levofloxacin) Prescription only (POM)
Oftaquix unit dose 5 mg / ml eye drops solution in single-dose Container SPC (S01AE05 levofloxacin) –
Povidone Iodine 5% w/v eye drops solution SPC (S01AX18 povidone-iodine) Prescription only (POM)
Virgan 0.15 % w/w eye gel,Ganciclovir 0.15 % w/w eye gel (S01AD09 ganciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Virgan 0.15 Percent w/w eye gel (S01AD09 ganciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Virgan 0.15% w/w eye gel SPC (S01AD09 ganciclovir) Prescription only (POM)
Virgan eye gel SPC (S01AD09 ganciclovir) Prescription only (POM)

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 S01A

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