ATC MMusculo-skeletal systemWHO

Muscles, jointsand bones

607 medicines · 78 active substances · from the Health Canada — Drug Product Database

Counted from the register

The group in figures

  • 607products listed in the register
  • 31%without prescription (186)
  • 87combination products — more than one substance

What the group contains

Anatomical main group M of the WHO ATC classification: “Musculo-skeletal system”. US records carry no ATC code: a product is here because the FDA pharmacologic class on its record maps to this group — not because of any judgement about who it is for.

87 marketing authorisation holders

  • M01 297
  • M05 128
  • M03 114
  • M04 30
  • M02 29
  • M09 9

ATC subgroups by code; their names are at the WHO index.

Source: Health Canada — Drug Product Database, 2026-09-30. Counts computed by Mediclarum from that file.

The most common
substances

IBUPROFENALENDRONIC ACID (ALENDRONATE SODIUM)CELECOXIB1184339

never combined
in one product

Each number is how many products in the register contain that substance.

Active substances in this group

Commonest first, by number of products in the register. Select one to see every product that contains it.

  1. 01Ibuprofen84 products82 OTC
  2. 02Alendronic Acid (Alendronate Sodium)39 productsprescription only
  3. 03Celecoxib39 productsprescription only
  4. 04Baclofen28 productsprescription only
  5. 05Naproxen23 productsprescription only
  6. 06Naproxen Sodium22 products12 OTC
  7. 07Denosumab21 productsprescription only
  8. 08Risedronate Sodium (Risedronate Sodium Hemipentahydrate)20 productsprescription only
  9. 09Allopurinol19 productsprescription only
  10. 10Diclofenac Sodium19 productsprescription only
  11. 11Ketorolac Tromethamine14 productsprescription only
  12. 12Zoledronic Acid (Zoledronic Acid Monohydrate)14 productsprescription only
  13. 13Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride12 productsprescription only
  14. 14Ibuprofen + Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride12 products12 OTC
  15. 15Pamidronate Disodium12 productsprescription only
  16. 16Trolamine Salicylate11 products11 OTC
  17. 17Meloxicam10 productsprescription only
  18. 18Methocarbamol + Acetaminophen10 products10 OTC
  19. 19Indomethacin9 productsprescription only
  20. 20Diclofenac Potassium8 productsprescription only
  21. 21Acetaminophen + Methocarbamol7 products7 OTC
  22. 22Diclofenac Diethylamine7 products7 OTC
  23. 23Ibuprofen + Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride + Chlorpheniramine Maleate7 products7 OTC
  24. 24Rocuronium Bromide7 productsprescription only
  25. 25Cisatracurium (Cisatracurium Besylate)6 productsprescription only
  26. 26Colchicine6 productsprescription only
  27. 27Diclofenac Sodium + Misoprostol6 productsprescription only
  28. 28Methocarbamol + Acetylsalicylic Acid6 products6 OTC
  29. 29Methocarbamol + Ibuprofen6 products6 OTC
  30. 30Naproxen + Esomeprazole (Esomeprazole Magnesium Trihydrate)6 productsprescription only
  31. 31Febuxostat (Febuxostat Hemihydrate)5 productsprescription only
  32. 32Ibuprofen + Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride5 products5 OTC
  33. 33Onabotulinumtoxina5 productsprescription only
  34. 34Palovarotene5 productsprescription only
  35. 35Risedronate Sodium (Risedronate Sodium Monohydrate)5 productsprescription only
  36. 36Alendronic Acid (Alendronate Sodium) + Vitamin D3 (Vitamin D3)4 productsprescription only
  37. 37Etodolac4 productsprescription only
  38. 38Incobotulinumtoxina4 productsprescription only
  39. 39Ketoprofen4 productsprescription only
  40. 40Piroxicam4 productsprescription only
  41. 41Abobotulinumtoxina3 productsprescription only
  42. 42Burosumab3 productsprescription only
  43. 43Dantrolene Sodium3 productsprescription only
  44. 44Ibuprofen (Ibuprofen Sodium Dihydrate)3 products3 OTC
  45. 45Mefenamic Acid3 productsprescription only
  46. 46Orphenadrine Citrate3 products2 OTC
  47. 47Succinylcholine Chloride3 productsprescription only
  48. 48Tizanidine (Tizanidine Hydrochloride)3 productsprescription only

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How this group is made

Each product is placed by the ATC code in its national register record (Bulgaria) or by the pharmacologic class the FDA assigned it (United States). Products without either are in no group rather than in a plausible one.

A group is not a diagnosis. Medicines are grouped by the class the regulator gave them. Which one suits you depends on things this page cannot know — ask a pharmacist or doctor.