ATC MMusculo-skeletal systemWHO

Muscles, jointsand bones

685 medicines · 81 active substances · from the College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen (CBG-MEB) — Geneesmiddeleninformatiebank — metadata

Counted from the register

The group in figures

  • 685products listed in the register
  • 7%without prescription (45)
  • 72combination 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.

154 marketing authorisation holders

  • M01 349
  • M05 146
  • M03 92
  • M04 56
  • M02 31
  • M09 11

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

IBUPROFENETORICOXIBDENOSUMAB1694635

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. 01Ibuprofen167 products12 OTC
  2. 02Etoricoxib46 productsprescription only
  3. 03Denosumab34 productsprescription only
  4. 04Natriumibandronaat 1-Water33 productsprescription only
  5. 05Diclofenac Natrium26 products9 OTC
  6. 06Naproxen24 productsprescription only
  7. 07Allopurinol22 productsprescription only
  8. 08Naproxennatrium22 products2 OTC
  9. 09Celecoxib20 productsprescription only
  10. 10Baclofen18 productsprescription only
  11. 11Diclofenac Diethylamine18 products16 OTC
  12. 12Zoledroninezuur 1-Water18 productsprescription only
  13. 13Colchicine17 productsprescription only
  14. 14Tizanidinehydrochloride16 productsprescription only
  15. 15Diclofenac Kalium13 products2 OTC
  16. 16Rocuroniumbromide13 productsprescription only
  17. 17Botulinum Toxine, Type A12 productsprescription only
  18. 18Febuxostat10 productsprescription only
  19. 19Natriumalendronaat 3-Water10 productsprescription only
  20. 20Natriumrisedronaat 2,5-Water + Risedroninezuur8 productsprescription only
  21. 21Clostridium Botulinum Toxine Type A Haemagglutininecomplex7 productsprescription only
  22. 22Cisatracuriumdibesilaat6 productsprescription only
  23. 23Cholecalciferol + Cholecalciferol + Natriumalendronaat 3-Water5 productsprescription only
  24. 24Cholecalciferol + Cholecalciferol Concentraat, Poedervorm + Natriumalendronaat 3-Water5 productsprescription only
  25. 25Clostridium Botuline Neurotoxine Type A, Vrij Van Complexerende Proteïnen5 productsprescription only
  26. 26Diclofenac Natrium + Misoprostol5 productsprescription only
  27. 27Febuxostat 0,5-Water5 productsprescription only
  28. 28Indometacine5 productsprescription only
  29. 29Dexketoprofen-Trometamol (1:1)4 productsprescription only
  30. 30Dinatriumclodronaat 4-Water4 productsprescription only
  31. 31Ibuprofen-(D,l)-Lysine4 productsprescription only
  32. 32Meloxicam4 productsprescription only
  33. 33Natriumrisedronaat 2,5-Water4 productsprescription only
  34. 34Parecoxib Natrium4 productsprescription only
  35. 35Tolperisonhydrochloride4 productsprescription only
  36. 36Vosoritide4 productsprescription only
  37. 37Atracuriumdibesilaat3 productsprescription only
  38. 38Burosumab3 productsprescription only
  39. 39Dantroleennatrium 3,5-Water3 productsprescription only
  40. 40Ketoprofen-(D,l)-Lysine3 productsprescription only
  41. 41Nabumeton3 productsprescription only
  42. 42Nusinersen Natrium3 productsprescription only
  43. 43Pamidroninezuur3 productsprescription only
  44. 44Suxamethoniumdichloride 2-Water3 productsprescription only
  45. 45Aceclofenac2 productsprescription only
  46. 46Calciumcarbonaat (E 170) + Natriumrisedronaat 2,5-Water + Risedroninezuur2 productsprescription only
  47. 47Cholecalciferol + Natriumalendronaat 1-Water2 productsprescription only
  48. 48Cholecalciferol + Natriumalendronaat 3-Water2 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.