L01BC02 fluorouracil
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 11 medicines in this group.
- 5 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Fluorouracil – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,791 medicines
- L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
- L01B Antimetabolites 182 medicines
- L01BC Pyrimidine analogues, antineoplastic antimetabolites 78 medicines
- L01BC02 fluorouracil 11 medicines
- L01BC Pyrimidine analogues, antineoplastic antimetabolites 78 medicines
- L01B Antimetabolites 182 medicines
- L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Efudix 5% cream | Prescription only (POM) |
| Efudix 5% w/w cream | Prescription only (POM) |
| Efudix cream SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Fluorouracil 25 mg / ml injection SPC | – |
| Fluorouracil 5% w/w cream, Efudix 5% w/w cream | Prescription only (POM) |
| Fluorouracil 50 mg / ml injection SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Fluorouracil 50 mg/ml solution for injection/infusion SPC | – |
| Fluorouracil 50 mg/ml, solution for injection or infusion | – |
| Fluorouracil injection 25 mg/ml, solution for injection SPC | – |
| Fluorouracil injection 50 mg / ml solution for injection | – |
| Tolak 40 mg / g cream SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- L01BC01 cytarabine 5 medicines
- L01BC05 gemcitabine 9 medicines
- L01BC06 capecitabine 30 medicines
- L01BC07 azacitidine 16 medicines
- L01BC08 decitabine 2 medicines
- L01BC52 fluorouracil, combinations 1 medicine
- L01BC53 tegafur, combinations 1 medicine
- L01BC59 trifluridine, combinations 2 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: L01BC02 Fluoruracil
- French: L01BC02 fluorouracil
- German: L01BC02 Fluorouracil
- Spanish: L01BC02 Fluorouracilo
- German: L01BC02 Fluorouracil
- Italian: L01BC02 FLUOROURACILE
- Polish: L01BC02 Fluoruracyl
- Turkish: L01BC02 florourasil
- Portuguese (Brazil): L01BC02 Fluorouracilo
- Slovak: L01BC02 Fluóruracil
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 L01BC02
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