ATC NNervous systemWHO

Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsyand the brain

3 955 medicines · 314 active substances · from the College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen (CBG-MEB) — Geneesmiddeleninformatiebank — metadata

Counted from the register

The group in figures

  • 3 955products listed in the register
  • 2%without prescription (84)
  • 330combination 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.

324 marketing authorisation holders

  • N02 964
  • N05 886
  • N06 833
  • N03 489
  • N07 299
  • N04 279

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

PARACETAMOLPREGABALINEOLANZAPINE273139117

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. 01Paracetamol216 products15 OTC
  2. 02Pregabaline138 productsprescription only
  3. 03Olanzapine117 productsprescription only
  4. 04Quetiapinefumaraat110 productsprescription only
  5. 05Methylfenidaathydrochloride102 productsprescription only
  6. 06Levetiracetam96 productsprescription only
  7. 07Aripiprazol86 productsprescription only
  8. 08Oxycodonhydrochloride70 productsprescription only
  9. 09Lacosamide68 productsprescription only
  10. 10Pramipexoldihydrochloride 1-Water62 productsprescription only
  11. 11Fentanyldiwaterstofcitraat60 productsprescription only
  12. 12Risperidon56 productsprescription only
  13. 13Rivastigminewaterstoftartraat55 productsprescription only
  14. 14Duloxetinehydrochloride53 productsprescription only
  15. 15Mirtazapine 0-Water51 productsprescription only
  16. 16Carbidopa 1-Water + Entacapone + Levodopa48 productsprescription only
  17. 17Brivaracetam46 productsprescription only
  18. 18Clozapine46 productsprescription only
  19. 19Memantinehydrochloride45 productsprescription only
  20. 20Paliperidonpalmitaat45 productsprescription only
  21. 21Ropinirolhydrochloride45 productsprescription only
  22. 22Gabapentine44 productsprescription only
  23. 23Tramadolhydrochloride44 productsprescription only
  24. 24Lamotrigine43 productsprescription only
  25. 25Venlafaxinehydrochloride43 productsprescription only
  26. 26Buprenorfine42 productsprescription only
  27. 27Atomoxetinehydrochloride41 productsprescription only
  28. 28Carbidopa 1-Water + Levodopa41 productsprescription only
  29. 29Topiramaat39 productsprescription only
  30. 30Escitalopramoxalaat38 productsprescription only
  31. 31Lorazepam38 productsprescription only
  32. 32Melatonine38 products30 OTC
  33. 33Betahistinedihydrochloride35 productsprescription only
  34. 34Citalopramhydrobromide35 productsprescription only
  35. 35Nicotineresinaat35 products11 OTC
  36. 36Sertralinehydrochloride33 productsprescription only
  37. 37Sumatriptansuccinaat31 productsprescription only
  38. 38Fentanyl30 productsprescription only
  39. 39Paroxetinehydrochloride 0-Water30 productsprescription only
  40. 40Methadonhydrochloride29 productsprescription only
  41. 41Diazepam28 productsprescription only
  42. 42Midazolamhydrochloride28 productsprescription only
  43. 43Zolmitriptan28 productsprescription only
  44. 44Morfinehydrochloride 3-Water26 productsprescription only
  45. 45Bupropionhydrochloride25 productsprescription only
  46. 46Dexamfetamine + Lisdexamfetaminedimesilaat24 productsprescription only
  47. 47Morfinesulfaat 5-Water24 productsprescription only
  48. 48Oxcarbazepine24 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.