Patient info

L01AD Nitrosoureas, antineoplastic alkylating agents

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: cancer medicines

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 11 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
        1. L01AD Nitrosoureas, antineoplastic alkylating agents 11 medicines
          1. L01AD01 carmustine 9 medicines
          2. L01AD02 lomustine 1 medicine
          3. L01AD04 streptozocin 1 medicine

5 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Bicarlog 300 mg powder and solvent for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AD01 carmustine) –
Carmustine 100 mg powder and solvent for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AD01 carmustine) Prescription only (POM)
Carmustine 100 mg-powder and solvent for solution for infusion SPC (L01AD01 carmustine) Prescription only (POM)
Carmustine 50 mg powder and solvent for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AD01 carmustine) –
Carmustine Medac 100 mg powder and solvent for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AD01 carmustine) Prescription only (POM)
Carmustine Obvius SPC (L01AD01 carmustine) –
Carmustine Obvius 100 mg powder and solvent for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AD01 carmustine) Prescription only (POM)
Carmustine Waymade 100 mg powder and solvent for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01AD01 carmustine) Prescription only (POM)
Gliadel 7.7 mg implant SPC (L01AD01 carmustine) Prescription only (POM)
Lomustine Medac 40 mg SPC (L01AD02 lomustine) Prescription only (POM)
Zanosar 1 g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (L01AD04 streptozocin) Prescription only (POM)

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 L01AD

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