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L01 Antineoplastic agents

ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: cancer medicines

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 1,025 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,791 medicines
    1. L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
      1. L01A Alkylating agents 123 medicines
      2. L01B Antimetabolites 182 medicines
      3. L01C Plant alkaloids and other natural products, antineoplastic drugs 97 medicines
      4. L01D Cytotoxic antibiotics and related substances 42 medicines
      5. L01E Protein kinase inhibitors, antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 353 medicines
      6. L01X Other antineoplastic agents 225 medicines

The most common active substances in the group

… and 142 more substances in fewer medicines.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Abecma SPC –
Abevmy 25 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC07 bevacizumab) –
Abraxane SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Abraxane 5 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Actikerall 5 mg / g + 100 mg / g cutaneous solution SPC (L01BC52 fluorouracil, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Adcetris 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (L01XC12 brentuximab vedotin) Prescription only (POM)
Afinitor 10 mg tablets SPC (L01EG02 everolimus) Prescription only (POM)
Afinitor 2.5 mg tablets SPC (L01EG02 everolimus) Prescription only (POM)
Afinitor 5 mg tablets SPC (L01EG02 everolimus) Prescription only (POM)
Alecensa 150 mg hard capsules SPC (L01ED03 alectinib) Prescription only (POM)
Alimta 100 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01BA04 pemetrexed) Prescription only (POM)
Alimta 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01BA04 pemetrexed) Prescription only (POM)
Alunbrig 180 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01ED04 brigatinib) Prescription only (POM)
Alunbrig 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01ED04 brigatinib) Prescription only (POM)
Alunbrig 90 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01ED04 brigatinib) Prescription only (POM)
Alunbrig treatment Initiation Pack (90 mg film-coated tablets + 180 mg film-coated tablets) (L01ED04 brigatinib) Prescription only (POM)
Alymsys SPC (L01XC07 bevacizumab) Prescription only (POM)
Ameluz SPC (L01XD04 aminolevulinic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ameluz 78 mg / g gel SPC (L01XD04 aminolevulinic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Amsidine 75 mg / 1.5 ml concentrate and solvent for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (L01XX01 amsacrine) –
Anagrelide 0.5 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) Prescription only (POM)
Anagrelide 1 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) –
Anagrelide Aop 0.5 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) Prescription only (POM)
Anagrelide Aspire 0.5 mg capsules, hard SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) Prescription only (POM)
Anagrelide DR. Reddys 0.5 mg capsules hard SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) Prescription only (POM)
Anagrelide Glenmark 0.5 mg capsule hard SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) Prescription only (POM)
Anagrelide Milpharm 0.5 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) Prescription only (POM)
Anagrelide Mylan SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) –
Anagrelide Sandoz 0.5 mg capsule hard SPC no longer supplied (L01XX35 anagrelide) –
Anagrelide Torrent 0.5 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) Prescription only (POM)
Anagrelide Torrent 1 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) –
Anagrelide Zentiva 0.5 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XX35 anagrelide) Prescription only (POM)
Apacross 5 mg/ml powder for Dispersion for infusion (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Apealea SPC no longer supplied (L01CD01 paclitaxel) –
Apealea 60 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (L01CD01 paclitaxel) –
Apexelsin 5 mg/ml powder for Dispersion for infusion SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Armisarte (previously Pemetrexed Actavis) SPC (L01BA04 pemetrexed) –
Arsenic Trioxide Accord 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XX27 arsenic trioxide) –
Arsenic Trioxide Aspire 1 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XX27 arsenic trioxide) –
Arsenic trioxide medac SPC (L01XX27 arsenic trioxide) –
Arsenic Trioxide Mylan 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XX27 arsenic trioxide) –
Arsenic Trioxide Phebra 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XX27 arsenic trioxide) –
Arsenic Trioxide Stada 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XX27 arsenic trioxide) –
Arzerra SPC no longer supplied (L01XC10 ofatumumab) –
Atriance 5 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (L01BB07 nelarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Avastin 25 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC07 bevacizumab) –
Axitinib 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EK01 axitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Axitinib 3 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EK01 axitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Axitinib 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EK01 axitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Axitinib 7 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EK01 axitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Aybintio 25 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC07 bevacizumab) –
Ayvakyt 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EX18 avapritinib) Prescription only (POM)
Ayvakyt 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EX18 avapritinib) Prescription only (POM)
Ayvakyt 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EX18 avapritinib) Prescription only (POM)
Ayvakyt 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EX18 avapritinib) Prescription only (POM)
Ayvakyt 50 mg film-coated tablets (L01EX18 avapritinib) Prescription only (POM)
Azacitidine 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) Prescription only (POM)
Azacitidine 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) Prescription only (POM)
Azacitidine Accord SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Accord 25 mg/ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Betapharm 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Celgene SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Celgene 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Kabi 25 mg/ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Mylan SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Sandoz 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Seacross 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Tillomed 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azapan 25 mg/ml, powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Bavencio 20 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC31 avelumab) Prescription only (POM)
Bendamustine 2.5 mg / ml powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AA09 bendamustine) –
Bendamustine Hydrochloride 180 mg / 4 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AA09 bendamustine) Prescription only (POM)
Bendamustine Hydrochloride 2.5 mg / ml powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AA09 bendamustine) –
Bendamustine Hydrochloride 25 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AA09 bendamustine) Prescription only (POM)
Bendamustine Hydrochloride Aqvida 100 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AA09 bendamustine) –
Besponsa 1 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC Monoclonal antibodies, antineoplastic) Prescription only (POM)
Bexarotene 75 mg soft capsules SPC (L01XF03 bexarotene) Prescription only (POM)
Bicarlog 300 mg powder and solvent for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AD01 carmustine) –
Blenrep SPC (L01XC39 belantamab mafodotin) Prescription only (POM)
Blenrep 100 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC39 belantamab mafodotin) Prescription only (POM)
Bleo-kyowa SPC no longer supplied (L01DC01 bleomycin) –
Bleomycin 15000 IU powder for solution for injection/ infusion SPC (L01DC01 bleomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Bleomycin Venus Pharma 15 000 IU powder for solution for injection / infusion SPC (L01DC01 bleomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Blincyto SPC (L01XC19 blinatumomab) Prescription only (POM)
Blincyto 38.5 micrograms powder for concentrate and solution for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC19 blinatumomab) Prescription only (POM)
Bortezomib 1 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) Prescription only (POM)
Bortezomib 2.0 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) –
Bortezomib 2.25 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) –
Bortezomib 2.5 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) Prescription only (POM)
Bortezomib 2.5 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) Prescription only (POM)
Bortezomib 2.5 mg/ml solution for injection SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) –
Bortezomib 2.75 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) –
Bortezomib 3.5 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) –
Bortezomib Accord 1 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) Prescription only (POM)
Bortezomib Accord 2.5 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) –
Bortezomib Accord 3.5 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) –
Bortezomib Biotech Pharma Limited 3.5 mg powder for solution for injection (L01XG01 bortezomib) –
Bortezomib DR. Reddys 3.5 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) –
Bortezomib Ever Pharma 2.5 mg/ml solution for injection (L01XG01 bortezomib) –
Bortezomib Fresenius Kabi SPC (L01XG01 bortezomib) –

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

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 L01

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