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L01BB Purine analogs, antimetabolites antineoplastic

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: cancer medicines that stop cells from dividing

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 25 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. L01B Antimetabolites 182 medicines
        1. L01BB Purine analogs, antimetabolites antineoplastic 25 medicines
          1. L01BB02 mercaptopurine 8 medicines
          2. L01BB03 tioguanine 1 medicine
          3. L01BB04 cladribine 2 medicines
          4. L01BB05 fludarabine 6 medicines
          5. L01BB06 clofarabine 7 medicines
          6. L01BB07 nelarabine 1 medicine

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Atriance 5 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (L01BB07 nelarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Clofarabine 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01BB06 clofarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Clofarabine Neon Healthcare 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion (L01BB06 clofarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Clofarabine Sandoz 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01BB06 clofarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Clofarabine Teva 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01BB06 clofarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Evoltra SPC no longer supplied (L01BB06 clofarabine) –
Evoltra 1 mg / ml Concentration for solution for infusion no longer supplied (L01BB06 clofarabine) –
Fludara 50 mg powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC no longer supplied (L01BB05 fludarabine) –
Fludara oral 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BB05 fludarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Fludarabine 25 mg / ml concentrate for solution for injection or infusion SPC (L01BB05 fludarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Fludarabine 50 mg powder for solution for injection or infusion SPC (L01BB05 fludarabine) –
Fludarabine Phosphate 25 mg / ml concentrate for solution for injection or infusion SPC (L01BB05 fludarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Fludarabine Phosphate 25 mg/ml concentrate for solution for injection/infusion SPC (L01BB05 fludarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Hanixol 50 mg tablets SPC (L01BB02 mercaptopurine) Prescription only (POM)
Ivozall SPC (L01BB06 clofarabine) –
Leustat subcutaneous 2 mg/ml solution for injection SPC (L01BB04 cladribine) –
Litak 2 mg/ml solution for injection SPC (L01BB04 cladribine) Prescription only (POM)
Mercaptopurine 50 mg tablets SPC (L01BB02 mercaptopurine) Prescription only (POM)
Mercaptopurine 50 mg tablets,Puri-nethol 50 mg tablets (L01BB02 mercaptopurine) Prescription only (POM)
Mercaptopurine Silver Pharma 50 mg tablets SPC (L01BB02 mercaptopurine) –
Puri-nethol 50 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01BB02 mercaptopurine) –
Puri-nethol 50 mg tablets,Mercaptopurine 50 mg tablets (L01BB02 mercaptopurine) Prescription only (POM)
Tioguanine 40 mg tablets SPC (L01BB03 tioguanine) Prescription only (POM)
Xaluprine (previously Mercaptopurine Nova Laboratories) SPC (L01BB02 mercaptopurine) –
Xaluprine 20 mg / ml oral suspension SPC (L01BB02 mercaptopurine) 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 L01BB

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