L01BB02 mercaptopurine
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: cancer medicines that stop cells from dividing
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 8 medicines in this group.
- 5 prescription only (POM)
- 1 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
- L01B Antimetabolites 182 medicines
- L01BB Purine analogs, antimetabolites antineoplastic 25 medicines
- L01BB02 mercaptopurine 8 medicines
- L01BB Purine analogs, antimetabolites antineoplastic 25 medicines
- L01B Antimetabolites 182 medicines
- L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
Active substances in the group
- 6-mercaptopurine monohydrate 1 medicine
- Mercaptopurine 7 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Hanixol 50 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Mercaptopurine 50 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Mercaptopurine 50 mg tablets,Puri-nethol 50 mg tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Mercaptopurine Silver Pharma 50 mg tablets SPC | – |
| Puri-nethol 50 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Puri-nethol 50 mg tablets,Mercaptopurine 50 mg tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Xaluprine (previously Mercaptopurine Nova Laboratories) SPC | – |
| Xaluprine 20 mg / ml oral suspension SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- L01BB03 tioguanine 1 medicine
- L01BB04 cladribine 2 medicines
- L01BB05 fludarabine 6 medicines
- L01BB06 clofarabine 7 medicines
- L01BB07 nelarabine 1 medicine
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: L01BB02 Merkaptopurin
- French: L01BB02 mercaptopurine
- German: L01BB02 Mercaptopurin
- Spanish: L01BB02 MERCAPTOPURINA
- German: L01BB02 Mercaptopurin
- Italian: L01BB02 MERCAPTOPURINA
- Polish: L01BB02 MERKAPTOPURYNA
- Turkish: L01BB02 merkaptopurin
- Portuguese (Brazil): L01BB02 Mercaptopurina
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 L01BB02
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