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L01BC Pyrimidine analogues, antineoplastic antimetabolites

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 78 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. L01BC Pyrimidine analogues, antineoplastic antimetabolites 78 medicines
          1. L01BC01 cytarabine 5 medicines
          2. L01BC02 fluorouracil 11 medicines
          3. L01BC05 gemcitabine 9 medicines
          4. L01BC06 capecitabine 30 medicines
          5. L01BC07 azacitidine 16 medicines
          6. L01BC08 decitabine 2 medicines
          7. L01BC52 fluorouracil, combinations 1 medicine
          8. L01BC53 tegafur, combinations 1 medicine
          9. L01BC59 trifluridine, combinations 2 medicines

3 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
Actikerall 5 mg / g + 100 mg / g cutaneous solution SPC (L01BC52 fluorouracil, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Azacitidine 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) Prescription only (POM)
Azacitidine 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) Prescription only (POM)
Azacitidine Accord SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Accord 25 mg/ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Betapharm 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Celgene SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Celgene 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Kabi 25 mg/ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Mylan SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Sandoz 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Seacross 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azacitidine Tillomed 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Azapan 25 mg/ml, powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) –
Capecitabine 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Capecitabine Accord 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine Accord 300 mg film-coated tablets (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine Accord 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine DR Reddys 500 mg film coated tablets (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine DR. Reddys 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Capecitabine Glenmark 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine Glenmark 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine Krka 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine Medac SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Capecitabine Mylan 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Capecitabine Mylan 500 mg film-coated tablets no longer supplied (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Capecitabine Sandoz 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine Sandoz 500 mg film-coated tablets (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine SUN SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Capecitabine Teva 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine Teva 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine Waverley 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine Waverley 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Capecitabine Zentiva 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Capecitabine Zentiva 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Cytarabine 100 mg / ml injection SPC (L01BC01 cytarabine) –
Cytarabine 100 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (L01BC01 cytarabine) –
Cytarabine 20 mg / ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (L01BC01 cytarabine) Prescription only (POM)
Cytarabine 20 mg/ml injection SPC (L01BC01 cytarabine) –
Dacogen 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01BC08 decitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Decitabine 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01BC08 decitabine) Prescription only (POM)
DepoCyte no longer supplied (L01BC01 cytarabine) –
Ecansya (previously Capecitabine Krka) SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Ecansya 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Ecansya 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Efudix 5% cream (L01BC02 fluorouracil) Prescription only (POM)
Efudix 5% w/w cream (L01BC02 fluorouracil) Prescription only (POM)
Efudix cream SPC (L01BC02 fluorouracil) Prescription only (POM)
Fluorouracil 25 mg / ml injection SPC (L01BC02 fluorouracil) –
Fluorouracil 5% w/w cream, Efudix 5% w/w cream (L01BC02 fluorouracil) Prescription only (POM)
Fluorouracil 50 mg / ml injection SPC no longer supplied (L01BC02 fluorouracil) –
Fluorouracil 50 mg/ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (L01BC02 fluorouracil) –
Fluorouracil 50 mg/ml, solution for injection or infusion (L01BC02 fluorouracil) –
Fluorouracil injection 25 mg/ml, solution for injection SPC (L01BC02 fluorouracil) –
Fluorouracil injection 50 mg / ml solution for injection (L01BC02 fluorouracil) –
Gemcitabine 1 g powder for solution for infusion (L01BC05 gemcitabine) –
Gemcitabine 10 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (L01BC05 gemcitabine) –
Gemcitabine 100 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01BC05 gemcitabine) –
Gemcitabine 1000 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (L01BC05 gemcitabine) –
Gemcitabine 2 g powder for solution for infusion SPC (L01BC05 gemcitabine) Prescription only (POM)
Gemcitabine 200 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC (L01BC05 gemcitabine) –
Gemcitabine 38 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01BC05 gemcitabine) –
Gemcitabine 38 mg / ml powder for solution for infusion SPC (L01BC05 gemcitabine) –
Gemcitabine 40 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion (L01BC05 gemcitabine) –
Lonsurf SPC Prescription only (POM)
Lonsurf 15 mg / 6.14 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC59 trifluridine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Onureg 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) Prescription only (POM)
Onureg 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) Prescription only (POM)
Teysuno 20 mg/5.8 mg/15.8 mg hard capsules (L01BC53 tegafur, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Tolak 40 mg / g cream SPC (L01BC02 fluorouracil) Prescription only (POM)
Trifluridine/tipiracil Servier 20 mg/8.19 mg film-coated tablets (L01BC59 trifluridine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Vidaza 25 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01BC07 azacitidine) Prescription only (POM)
Xelcip 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Xelcip 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Xeloda SPC no longer supplied (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Xeloda 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01BC06 capecitabine) –
Xeloda 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01BC06 capecitabine) –

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 L01BC

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