ATC AAlimentary tract and metabolismWHO
Digestion, stomach, diabetesand nutrition
2 519 medicines · 308 active substances · from the AEMPS (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios) — CIMA — Centro de Información online de Medicamentos
Counted from the register
The group in figures
- 2 519products listed in the register
- 13%without prescription (318)
- 463combination products — more than one substance
What the group contains
Anatomical main group A of the WHO ATC classification: “Alimentary tract and metabolism”. 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.
- A10 959
- A02 642
- A06 177
- A07 142
- A11 125
- A16 109
ATC subgroups by code; their names are at the WHO index.
Source: AEMPS (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios) — CIMA — Centro de Información online de Medicamentos, 2026-09-30. Counts computed by Mediclarum from that file.
The most common
substances
and how often
they are combined
Numbers in the overlaps are products in the register that contain both substances (the centre: all three). Being sold together is not a statement that the substances are interchangeable, or that they should be combined.
Active substances in this group
Commonest first, by number of products in the register. Select one to see every product that contains it.
- 01Sitagliptina157 productsprescription only
- 02Pantoprazol146 products9 OTC
- 03Esomeprazol126 products3 OTC
- 04Omeprazol112 products13 OTC
- 05Lansoprazol108 productsprescription only
- 06Sitagliptina + metformina102 productsprescription only
- 07Vildagliptina + metformina76 productsprescription only
- 08Colecalciferol68 productsprescription only
- 09Metformina60 productsprescription only
- 10Rabeprazol54 productsprescription only
- 11Repaglinida52 productsprescription only
- 12Calcio carbonato + colecalciferol50 productsprescription only
- 13Mesalazina43 productsprescription only
- 14Ondansetrón43 productsprescription only
- 15Dapagliflozina41 productsprescription only
- 16Ranitidina41 products2 OTC
- 17Pioglitazona37 productsprescription only
- 18Semaglutida 36 productsprescription only
- 19Vildagliptina36 productsprescription only
- 20Glimepirida32 productsprescription only
- 21Orlistat31 products11 OTC
- 22Glicerol29 products29 OTC
- 23Gliclazida29 productsprescription only
- 24Linagliptina + metformina26 productsprescription only
- 25Loperamida26 products26 OTC
- 26Liraglutida22 productsprescription only
- 27Macrogol 3350 + electrolitos 22 productsprescription only
- 28Linagliptina21 productsprescription only
- 29Multicomponente21 products11 OTC
- 30Tirzepatida21 productsprescription only
- 31Dapagliflozina + metformina17 productsprescription only
- 32Insulina isófana bifásica17 productsprescription only
- 33Saccharomyces boulardii17 products17 OTC
- 34Insulina glargina16 productsprescription only
- 35Aprepitant13 productsprescription only
- 36Acarbosa12 productsprescription only
- 37Nitisinona12 productsprescription only
- 38Picosulfato sodio + ácido cítrico + magnesio óxido12 productsprescription only
- 39Budesonida11 productsprescription only
- 40Calcifediol11 productsprescription only
- 41Famotidina11 products1 OTC
- 42Granisetrón11 productsprescription only
- 43Simeticona11 products11 OTC
- 44Ácido ursodeoxicólico10 productsprescription only
- 45Empagliflozina10 productsprescription only
- 46Insulina lispro10 productsprescription only
- 47Insulina regular10 productsprescription only
- 48Almagato9 products9 OTC
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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.