ATC AAlimentary tract and metabolismWHO
Digestion, stomach, diabetesand nutrition
1 877 medicines · 294 active substances · from the College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen (CBG-MEB) — Geneesmiddeleninformatiebank — metadata
Counted from the register
The group in figures
- 1 877products listed in the register
- 7%without prescription (132)
- 528combination 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 639
- A02 299
- A11 190
- A07 172
- A06 140
- A16 104
ATC subgroups by code; their names are at the WHO index.
Source: College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen (CBG-MEB) — Geneesmiddeleninformatiebank — metadata, 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.
- 01Cholecalciferol + Cholecalciferol108 products2 OTC
- 02Mesalazine75 productsprescription only
- 03Amylase + Lipase + Pancreatine + Protease67 products3 OTC
- 04Omeprazol65 products5 OTC
- 05Sitagliptinehydrochloride 1-Water51 productsprescription only
- 06Pantoprazol Natrium 1,5-Water47 products15 OTC
- 07Metforminehydrochloride + Sitagliptinehydrochloride 1-Water45 productsprescription only
- 08Esomeprazol Magnesium 3-Water39 products2 OTC
- 09Metforminehydrochloride31 productsprescription only
- 10Insuline Humaan + Insuline Isofaan, Humaan29 productsprescription only
- 11Loperamidehydrochloride29 products8 OTC
- 12Semaglutide29 productsprescription only
- 13Ursodeoxycholzuur27 productsprescription only
- 14Glimepiride25 productsprescription only
- 15Ondansetronhydrochloride 2-Water24 productsprescription only
- 16Aprepitant22 productsprescription only
- 17Chloride (Cl-) + Kalium (K+) + Kaliumchloride (E 508) + Macrogol 3350 + Natrium (Na+) + Natriumchloride + Natriumwaterstofcarbonaat (E 500 (Ii)) + Waterstofcarbonaat (Hco3-)22 productsprescription only
- 18Dapagliflozine22 productsprescription only
- 19Famotidine22 products2 OTC
- 20Repaglinide22 productsprescription only
- 21Sitagliptinefosfaat 1-Water21 productsprescription only
- 22Cholecalciferol + Cholecalciferol Concentraat, Poedervorm20 productsprescription only
- 23Insuline Humaan20 productsprescription only
- 24Alfacalcidol19 productsprescription only
- 25Insuline Lispro19 productsprescription only
- 26Budesonide18 productsprescription only
- 27Ondansetron18 productsprescription only
- 28Rabeprazolnatrium18 productsprescription only
- 29Tirzepatide18 productsprescription only
- 30Gliclazide17 productsprescription only
- 31Pioglitazonhydrochloride17 productsprescription only
- 32Sitagliptinehydrochloride17 productsprescription only
- 33Calciumcarbonaat (E 170) + Natriumalginaat (E 401) + Natriumwaterstofcarbonaat (E 500 (Ii))16 products10 OTC
- 34Empagliflozine16 productsprescription only
- 35Metforminehydrochloride + Vildagliptine16 productsprescription only
- 36Dapagliflozinepropaandiol 1-Water15 productsprescription only
- 37Omeprazol Magnesium15 products2 OTC
- 38Esomeprazol Natrium14 productsprescription only
- 39Insuline Aspart14 productsprescription only
- 40Insuline Isofaan, Humaan14 productsprescription only
- 41Lactulose, Vloeibaar14 products11 OTC
- 42Liraglutide14 productsprescription only
- 43Calciumcarbonaat (E 170) + Cholecalciferol + Cholecalciferol Concentraat, Poedervorm13 productsprescription only
- 44Ascorbaat (C6h7o6-) + Ascorbinezuur (E 300) + Chloride (Cl-) + Kalium (K+) + Kaliumchloride (E 508) + Macrogol 3350 + Natrium (Na+) + Natriumascorbaat (E 301) + Natriumchloride + Natriumsulfaat 0-Water (E 514 (I)) + Sulfaat (So42-)12 productsprescription only
- 45Empagliflozine + Metforminehydrochloride12 productsprescription only
- 46Sapropterinedihydrochloride12 productsprescription only
- 47Granisetronhydrochloride11 productsprescription only
- 48Levocarnitine11 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.