ATC MMusculo-skeletal systemWHO

Muscles, jointsand bones

457 medicines · 154 active substances · from the Swissmedic — Zugelassene Packungen Humanarzneimittel

Counted from the register

The group in figures

  • 457products listed in the register
  • 37%without prescription (169)
  • 74combination 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 207
  • M02 108
  • M05 62
  • M03 55
  • M04 18
  • M09 7

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

Source: Swissmedic — Zugelassene Packungen Humanarzneimittel, 2026-09-30. Counts computed by Mediclarum from that file.

The most common
substances

IBUPROFENUMDICLOFENACUM NATRICUMLEVOMENTHOLUM815822

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. 01Ibuprofenum79 products47 OTC
  2. 02Diclofenacum natricum55 products27 OTC
  3. 03Denosumabum18 productsprescription only
  4. 04Celecoxibum16 productsprescription only
  5. 05Acidum zoledronicum14 productsprescription only
  6. 06Etoricoxibum14 productsprescription only
  7. 07Baclofenum13 productsprescription only
  8. 08Acidum mefenamicum12 productsprescription only
  9. 09Allopurinolum12 productsprescription only
  10. 10Etofenamatum10 products10 OTC
  11. 11Acidum ibandronicum9 productsprescription only
  12. 12Acidum alendronicum6 productsprescription only
  13. 13Chondroitini sulfas natricus6 productsprescription only
  14. 14Dexibuprofenum6 productsprescription only
  15. 15Diclofenacum kalicum6 products4 OTC
  16. 16Rocuronii bromidum6 productsprescription only
  17. 17Symphyti radicis recentis extractum ethanolicum liquidum (Symphytum officinale L. + Radix) + Hyperici herbae recentis extractum ethanolicum liquidum (Hypericum perforatum L. + Herba) + Calendulae herbae recentis extractum ethanolicum liquidum (Calendula officinalis L. + Herba) + Echinaceae purpureae herbae recentis extractum ethanolicum liquidum (Echinacea purpurea L. + Herba) + Menthae piperitae recentis extractum ethanolicum liquidum (Mentha x piperita L. + Herba)6 products6 OTC
  18. 18Naproxenum5 productsprescription only
  19. 19Toxinum botulinicum A (150 kDa)5 productsprescription only
  20. 20Complexus toxini botulinici A et haemagglutinini4 productsprescription only
  21. 21Dantrolenum natricum hemiheptahydricum4 productsprescription only
  22. 22Diclofenacum epolaminum4 products3 OTC
  23. 23Heparinum natricum + Symphyti radicis recentis extractum ethanolicum liquidum4 products4 OTC
  24. 24Hydroxyethylis salicylas + Heparinum natricum + Dimethylis sulfoxidum + Macrogoli 9 aether laurilicus4 products4 OTC
  25. 25Nimesulidum4 productsprescription only
  26. 26Tizanidinum4 productsprescription only
  27. 27Tolperisoni hydrochloridum4 productsprescription only
  28. 28Burosumabum3 productsprescription only
  29. 29Capsici extractum ethanolicum liquidum3 products3 OTC
  30. 30Colchicinum3 productsprescription only
  31. 31Etodolacum3 productsprescription only
  32. 32Levomentholum + Aurantii dulcis flavedinis aetheroleum + Bergamottae aetheroleum + Gaultheriae aetheroleum + Lavandulae aetheroleum + Limonis aetheroleum + Pini silvestris aetheroleum + Rosmarini aetheroleum + Terpineolum + Terpinylis acetas3 products3 OTC
  33. 33Naproxenum + Esomeprazolum3 productsprescription only
  34. 34Nusinersenum3 productsprescription only
  35. 35Symphyti radicis recentis extractum ethanolicum liquidum (Symphytum officinale L. + Radix)3 products3 OTC
  36. 36Toxinum botulinicum A3 productsprescription only
  37. 37Vosoritidum3 productsprescription only
  38. 38Acemetacinum2 productsprescription only
  39. 39Acidum alendronicum + Cholecalciferolum2 productsprescription only
  40. 40Acidum flufenamicum + Hydroxyethylis salicylas + Heparinum natricum2 products2 OTC
  41. 41Acidum salicylicum2 products2 OTC
  42. 42Arnicae floris recentis tinctura2 products2 OTC
  43. 43Arnicae tinctura + Calendulae floris extractum liquidum2 products2 OTC
  44. 44Atracurii besilas2 productsprescription only
  45. 45Cisatracurium2 productsprescription only
  46. 46Dexketoprofenum2 productsprescription only
  47. 47Dextrocamphora + Eucalypti aetheroleum + Gaultheriae aetheroleum + Rosmarini aetheroleum + Terebinthinae aetheroleum + Arnicae tinctura2 products2 OTC
  48. 48Diboterminum alfa2 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.