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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 1,028 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  1. L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,815 medicines
    1. L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,028 medicines
      1. L01A Alkylating agents 123 medicines
      2. L01B Antimetabolites 183 medicines
      3. L01C Plant alkaloids and other natural products, antineoplastic drugs 98 medicines
      4. L01D Cytotoxic antibiotics and related substances 42 medicines
      5. L01E Protein kinase inhibitors, antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 354 medicines
      6. L01X Other antineoplastic agents 225 medicines

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Yondelis 1 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CX01 trabectedin) Prescription only (POM)
Zalmoxis SPC –
Zaltrap 25 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XX44 aflibercept) –
Zanosar 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (L01AD04 streptozocin) Prescription only (POM)
Zavedos 1 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (L01DB06 idarubicin) –
Zavedos 5 mg powder for solution for injection (L01DB06 idarubicin) Prescription only (POM)
Zavedos capsules 10 mg SPC (L01DB06 idarubicin) Prescription only (POM)
Zavedos capsules 5 mg SPC (L01DB06 idarubicin) Prescription only (POM)
Zejula 100 mg film-coated tablets (L01XK02 niraparib) Prescription only (POM)
Zejula 100 mg hard capsule SPC no longer supplied (L01XK02 niraparib) –
Zelboraf 240 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EC01 vemurafenib) Prescription only (POM)
Zepzelca 4 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XX69 lurbinectedin) –
Zercepac 150 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC03 trastuzumab) Prescription only (POM)
Zercepac 420 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC03 trastuzumab) Prescription only (POM)
Zercepac 60 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC03 trastuzumab) Prescription only (POM)
Zirabev 100 mg / 4 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01XC07 bevacizumab) –
Zlatal 10 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01BA01 methotrexate) Prescription only (POM)
Zlatal 12.5 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01BA01 methotrexate) Prescription only (POM)
Zlatal 15 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01BA01 methotrexate) Prescription only (POM)
Zlatal 17.5 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01BA01 methotrexate) Prescription only (POM)
Zlatal 20 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01BA01 methotrexate) Prescription only (POM)
Zlatal 22.5 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01BA01 methotrexate) Prescription only (POM)
Zlatal 25 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01BA01 methotrexate) Prescription only (POM)
Zlatal 7.5 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L01BA01 methotrexate) Prescription only (POM)
Zydelig 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EM01 idelalisib) Prescription only (POM)
Zydelig 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EM01 idelalisib) Prescription only (POM)
Zykadia 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01ED02 ceritinib) Prescription only (POM)
Zykadia 150 mg hard capsules SPC no longer supplied (L01ED02 ceritinib) –

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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