S01HA Local anesthetics
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: eye medicines
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 4 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 3 prescription only (POM)
Place in the ATC classification
How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.
- S Sensory organ drugs 367 medicines
- S01 Ophthalmologicals 349 medicines
- S01H Local anesthetics, ophthalmologic 4 medicines
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S01HA Local anesthetics 4 medicines
- S01HA02 oxybuprocaine 1 medicine
- S01HA03 tetracaine 2 medicines
- S01HA04 proxymetacaine 1 medicine
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S01HA Local anesthetics 4 medicines
- S01H Local anesthetics, ophthalmologic 4 medicines
- S01 Ophthalmologicals 349 medicines
5 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Proxymetacaine 1 medicine
- Tetracaine 2 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Minims Proxymetacaine Hydrochloride 0.5% w/v eye drops SPC (S01HA04 proxymetacaine) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Minims Tetracaine Hydrochloride 0.5%w/v eye drops solution SPC (S01HA03 tetracaine) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Minims Tetracaine Hydrochloride 1% w/v eye drops solution SPC (S01HA03 tetracaine) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Oxybuprocaine Hydrochloride 4 mg/ml eye drops, solution in single-dose Container SPC (S01HA02 oxybuprocaine) | – |
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: S01HA Lokální anestetika
- French: S01HA anesthésiques locaux
- German: S01HA Lokalanästhetika
- Spanish: S01HA Anestesicos locales (oftalmicos)
- German: S01HA Lokalanästhetika
- Italian: S01HA Anestetici locali
- Polish: S01HA Znieczulenie miejscowe
- Turkish: S01HA Lokal anestezikler
- Portuguese (Brazil): S01HA Anestésicos locais
- Slovak: S01HA Lokálne anestetiká
- German (Switzerland): S01HA Lokalanästhetika
- French (Switzerland): S01HA Anesthésiques locaux
- Italian (Switzerland): S01HA Anestetici locali
- Dutch: S01HA Lokale anesthetica
- English (Canada): S01HA Local anesthetics
- French (Canada): S01HA Anesthésiques locaux
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 S01HA
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