L01BC06 capecitabine
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 30 medicines in this group.
- 16 prescription only (POM)
- 9 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Capecitabine – 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
- L01BC06 capecitabine 30 medicines
- L01BC Pyrimidine analogues, antineoplastic antimetabolites 78 medicines
- L01B Antimetabolites 182 medicines
- L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Capecitabine 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Capecitabine Accord 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine Accord 300 mg film-coated tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine Accord 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine DR Reddys 500 mg film coated tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine DR. Reddys 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Capecitabine Glenmark 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine Glenmark 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine Krka 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine Medac SPC | – |
| Capecitabine Mylan 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Capecitabine Mylan 500 mg film-coated tablets no longer supplied | – |
| Capecitabine Sandoz 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine Sandoz 500 mg film-coated tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine SUN SPC | – |
| Capecitabine Teva 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine Teva 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine Waverley 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine Waverley 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Capecitabine Zentiva 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Capecitabine Zentiva 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Ecansya (previously Capecitabine Krka) SPC | – |
| Ecansya 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ecansya 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Xelcip 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC | – |
| Xelcip 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC | – |
| Xeloda SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Xeloda 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Xeloda 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
Other groups of the same level
- L01BC01 cytarabine 5 medicines
- L01BC02 fluorouracil 11 medicines
- L01BC05 gemcitabine 9 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: L01BC06 Kapecitabin
- French: L01BC06 capécitabine
- German: L01BC06 Capecitabin
- Spanish: L01BC06 CAPECITABINA
- German: L01BC06 Capecitabin
- Italian: L01BC06 CAPECITABINA
- Polish: L01BC06 KAPECITABINA
- Turkish: L01BC06 kapesitabin
- Portuguese (Brazil): L01BC06 Capecitabina
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 L01BC06
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