ATC NNervous systemWHO

Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsyand the brain

1 814 medicines · 299 active substances · from the Swissmedic — Zugelassene Packungen Humanarzneimittel

Counted from the register

The group in figures

  • 1 814products listed in the register
  • 7%without prescription (134)
  • 190combination products — more than one substance

What the group contains

Anatomical main group N of the WHO ATC classification: “Nervous 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.

126 marketing authorisation holders

  • N05 449
  • N02 448
  • N06 350
  • N03 213
  • N01 136
  • N04 112

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

PARACETAMOLUMQUETIAPINUMOLANZAPINUM825958

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. 01Quetiapinum59 productsprescription only
  2. 02Olanzapinum58 productsprescription only
  3. 03Paracetamolum51 products27 OTC
  4. 04Pregabalinum47 productsprescription only
  5. 05Fentanylum45 productsprescription only
  6. 06Levetiracetamum45 productsprescription only
  7. 07Pramipexolum42 productsprescription only
  8. 08Risperidonum39 productsprescription only
  9. 09Morphinum38 productsprescription only
  10. 10Paliperidonum35 productsprescription only
  11. 11Methylphenidati hydrochloridum33 productsprescription only
  12. 12Aripiprazolum32 productsprescription only
  13. 13Gabapentinum28 productsprescription only
  14. 14Lamotriginum28 productsprescription only
  15. 15Escitalopramum26 productsprescription only
  16. 16Tramadoli hydrochloridum26 productsprescription only
  17. 17Venlafaxinum26 productsprescription only
  18. 18Oxycodoni hydrochloridum + Naloxoni hydrochloridum anhydricum25 productsprescription only
  19. 19Lacosamidum24 productsprescription only
  20. 20Mirtazapinum23 productsprescription only
  21. 21Nicotinum23 products23 OTC
  22. 22Tapentadolum23 productsprescription only
  23. 23Hydromorphoni hydrochloridum22 productsprescription only
  24. 24Rivastigminum22 productsprescription only
  25. 25Methadoni hydrochloridum21 productsprescription only
  26. 26Midazolamum21 productsprescription only
  27. 27Oxycodoni hydrochloridum21 productsprescription only
  28. 28Memantinum19 productsprescription only
  29. 29Buprenorphinum18 productsprescription only
  30. 30Ropinirolum16 productsprescription only
  31. 31Lorazepamum15 productsprescription only
  32. 32Acidum acetylsalicylicum14 products9 OTC
  33. 33Topiramatum14 productsprescription only
  34. 34Ginkgonis extractum siccum raffinatum et quantificatum (Ginkgo biloba L. + Folium)13 products3 OTC
  35. 35Lidocaini hydrochloridum anhydricum13 productsprescription only
  36. 36Melatoninum13 productsprescription only
  37. 37Duloxetinum12 productsprescription only
  38. 38Lisdexamfetamini dimesilas12 productsprescription only
  39. 39Carbamazepinum11 productsprescription only
  40. 40Sertralinum11 productsprescription only
  41. 41Betahistini dihydrochloridum10 productsprescription only
  42. 42Citalopramum10 productsprescription only
  43. 43Dexmedetomidinum10 productsprescription only
  44. 44Dikalii clorazepas10 productsprescription only
  45. 45Eletriptanum10 productsprescription only
  46. 46Metamizolum natricum monohydricum10 productsprescription only
  47. 47Propofolum10 productsprescription only
  48. 48Rizatriptanum10 productsprescription only

Showing 48 of 294. Browse every substance A–Z

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.