L01AB Alkyl sulfonate alkylating agents
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: cancer medicines
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 10 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 4 prescription only (POM)
- 3 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,791 medicines
- L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
- L01A Alkylating agents 123 medicines
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L01AB Alkyl sulfonate alkylating agents 10 medicines
- L01AB01 busulfan 6 medicines
- L01AB02 treosulfan 4 medicines
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L01AB Alkyl sulfonate alkylating agents 10 medicines
- L01A Alkylating agents 123 medicines
- L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Busulfan 6 medicines
- Treosulfan 4 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Busilvex SPC no longer supplied (L01AB01 busulfan) | – |
| Busilvex 6 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (L01AB01 busulfan) | – |
| Busulfan 2 mg tablets SPC (L01AB01 busulfan) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Busulfan 6 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AB01 busulfan) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Busulfan Fresenius Kabi SPC (L01AB01 busulfan) | – |
| Busulfan Tillomed 6 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AB01 busulfan) | – |
| Trecondi 1 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (L01AB02 treosulfan) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Trecondi 5 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (L01AB02 treosulfan) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Treosulfan capsules 250 mg SPC not available (L01AB02 treosulfan) | – |
| Treosulfan injection SPC (L01AB02 treosulfan) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- L01AA Nitrogen mustard analogues 31 medicines
- L01AC Ethylene imines, antineoplastic alkylating drugs 14 medicines
- L01AD Nitrosoureas, antineoplastic alkylating agents 11 medicines
- L01AX Other alkylating agents 57 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: L01AB Alkylsulfonáty
- French: L01AB alkylsulfonates
- German: L01AB Alkylsulfonate
- Spanish: L01AB Alquil sulfonatos (antineoplasicos)
- German: L01AB Alkylsulfonate
- Italian: L01AB ALCHILSULFONATI
- Polish: L01AB Sulfoniany alkilowe
- Turkish: L01AB Alkil sülfonat alkilleyici maddeler
- Portuguese (Brazil): L01AB Sulfonatos de alquilo
- Slovak: L01AB Alkylačné látky, sulfonáty
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 L01AB
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