J02AX04 caspofungin
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for fungal infections, tablets and injections
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 13 medicines in this group.
- 8 prescription only (POM)
- 3 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Caspofungin – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
- J02 Antimycotics for systemic use 118 medicines
- J02A Antimycotics for systemic use 118 medicines
- J02AX Other antimycotics for systemic use 29 medicines
- J02AX04 caspofungin 13 medicines
- J02AX Other antimycotics for systemic use 29 medicines
- J02A Antimycotics for systemic use 118 medicines
- J02 Antimycotics for systemic use 118 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Cancidas (previously Caspofungin MSD) SPC | – |
| Cancidas 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Caspofungin 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Caspofungin 70 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Caspofungin Accord SPC | – |
| Caspofungin Altan 70 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Caspofungin DR. Reddys 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Caspofungin DR. Reddys 70 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Caspofungin Olpha 70 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Caspofungin Teva 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Caspofungin Teva 70 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Caspofungin Zentiva 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Caspofungin Zentiva 70 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied | – |
Other groups of the same level
- J02AX01 flucytosine 1 medicine
- J02AX05 micafungin 11 medicines
- J02AX06 anidulafungin 4 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: J02AX04 Kaspofungin
- French: J02AX04 caspofungine
- German: J02AX04 Caspofungin
- Spanish: J02AX04 CASPOFUNGIN
- German: J02AX04 Caspofungin
- Italian: J02AX04 CASPOFUNGIN
- Polish: J02AX04 KASPOFUNGIN
- Turkish: J02AX04 kaspofungin
- Portuguese (Brazil): J02AX04 Caspofungina
Sources
- Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
- World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group J02AX04
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