Patient info

S01AE Fluoroquinolone antiinfectives, ophthalmologic

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: eye medicines

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 13 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. S01AE Fluoroquinolone antiinfectives, ophthalmologic 13 medicines
          1. S01AE01 ofloxacin 1 medicine
          2. S01AE03 ciprofloxacin 5 medicines
          3. S01AE05 levofloxacin 5 medicines
          4. S01AE07 moxifloxacin 2 medicines

4 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
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) –
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)
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)
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) –

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 S01AE

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