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L01C Plant alkaloids and other natural products, antineoplastic drugs

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: cancer medicines

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 97 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. L01C Plant alkaloids and other natural products, antineoplastic drugs 97 medicines
        1. L01CA Vinca alkaloids and analogues, antineoplastic 18 medicines
        2. L01CB Podophyllotoxin derivatives, antineoplastic drugs 7 medicines
        3. L01CD Taxanes, antineoplastic 50 medicines
        4. L01CE Topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) inhibitors 17 medicines
        5. L01CX Other plant alkaloids and natural products 5 medicines

1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Abraxane SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Abraxane 5 mg / ml powder for suspension for injection SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Apacross 5 mg/ml powder for Dispersion for infusion (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Apealea SPC no longer supplied (L01CD01 paclitaxel) –
Apealea 60 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (L01CD01 paclitaxel) –
Apexelsin 5 mg/ml powder for Dispersion for infusion SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Cabazitaxel 20 mg / ml Accord concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Cabazitaxel 20 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Cabazitaxel 60 mg concentrate and solvent for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Cabazitaxel Accord SPC (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) –
Cabazitaxel Ever Pharma 10 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) –
Cabazitaxel Fresenius Kabi 20 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Cabazitaxel Sandoz 10 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) –
Cabazitaxel Teva 10 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) –
Cabazitaxel Tillomed 60 mg concentrate and solvent for solution for infusion (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) –
Campto 40 mg / 2 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CE02 irinotecan) –
Docefrez SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel 10 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel 160 mg / 8 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel 20 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel 20 mg / ml Kabi SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel 20 mg/1 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel 80 mg / 4 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Accord SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Accord 160 mg / 8 ml Concentration for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Accord 20 mg / ml Concentration for solution for infusion (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Accord 80 mg / 4 ml Concentration for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Actavis 20 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Biotech Pharma 160 mg/8 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Biotech Pharma 20 mg/1 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Biotech Pharma 80 mg/4 ml concentrate for solution for infusion (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Hospira 10 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Kabi SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Mylan SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Sandoz 10 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Teva SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Teva Pharma SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Venus Pharma 20 mg / 1 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Venus Pharma 80 mg / 4 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Zentiva (previously Docetaxel Winthrop) SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Docetaxel Zentiva 20 mg / 1 ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Eldisine powder for solution for injection 5.0 mg no longer supplied (L01CA03 vindesine) –
Etopophos 100 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01CB01 etoposide) Prescription only (POM)
Etoposide 100 mg soft capsules (L01CB01 etoposide) Prescription only (POM)
Etoposide 20 mg SPC (L01CB01 etoposide) –
Etoposide 20 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CB01 etoposide) –
Etoposide 50 mg soft capsules (L01CB01 etoposide) Prescription only (POM)
Hycamtin 0.25 mg hard capsules SPC no longer supplied (L01CE01 topotecan) –
Hycamtin 1 mg hard capsules SPC (L01CE01 topotecan) Prescription only (POM)
Hycamtin 1 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (L01CE01 topotecan) –
Irinotecan 1.5 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (L01CE02 irinotecan) –
Irinotecan 20 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion (L01CE02 irinotecan) –
Irinotecan Hydrochloide 20 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CE02 irinotecan) –
Irinotecan Hydrochloride 20 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CE02 irinotecan) –
Irinotecan Hydrochloride Medac 20 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CE02 irinotecan) –
Javlor SPC no longer supplied (L01CA05 vinflunine) –
Jevtana SPC no longer supplied (L01CD Taxanes, antineoplastic) –
Jevtana 60 mg concentrate and solvent for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) –
Navelbine 10 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Navelbine 20 mg soft capsule SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Navelbine 30 mg soft capsule SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Navelbine 80 mg soft capsule SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Naveruclif 5 mg/ml powder for Dispersion for infusion SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Nexalboz 5 mg/ml powder for Dispersion for infusion SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Onivyde pegylated liposomal (previously known as Onivyde) SPC (L01CE02 irinotecan) –
Onivyde Pegylated liposomal 4.3 mg / ml concentrate for Dispersion for infusion SPC (L01CE02 irinotecan) Prescription only (POM)
Paclitaxel 6 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) –
Paxene SPC no longer supplied (L01CD01 paclitaxel) –
Pazenir 5 mg / ml powder for Dispersion for infusion SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) Prescription only (POM)
Taxespira (previously Docetaxel Hospira UK Limited ) SPC (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Taxotere SPC no longer supplied (L01CD02 docetaxel) –
Teknoxel 5 mg/ml powder for Dispersion for infusion SPC (L01CD01 paclitaxel) –
Topotecan 1 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CE01 topotecan) –
Topotecan Accord Healthcare 1 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CE01 topotecan) –
Topotecan Accord Healthcare 4 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (L01CE01 topotecan) –
Topotecan Hospira 4 mg/4 ml - concentrate for solution for infusion (L01CE01 topotecan) –
Topotecan Medac 1 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CE01 topotecan) –
Topotecan Sandoz 1 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CE01 topotecan) –
Trabectedin 0.25 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CX01 trabectedin) Prescription only (POM)
Trabectedin Ever Pharma 0.25 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CX01 trabectedin) Prescription only (POM)
Trabectedin Ever Pharma 1 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CX01 trabectedin) Prescription only (POM)
Vepesid 50 mg capsule soft SPC (L01CB01 etoposide) Prescription only (POM)
Vepesid soft capsules 100 mg SPC no longer supplied (L01CB01 etoposide) –
Vinblastine Sulphate 1 mg / ml injection SPC (L01CA01 vinblastine) Prescription only (POM)
Vincristine Sulfate 1 mg / ml injection SPC (L01CA02 vincristine) –
Vincristine Sulfate solution for injection 1 mg / ml SPC (L01CA02 vincristine) –
Vinorelbine 10 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) –
Vinorelbine 20 mg soft capsules SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Vinorelbine 30 mg soft capsules SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Vinorelbine 80 mg soft capsules SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Vinorelbine Lotus 20 mg soft capsules SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Vinorelbine Lotus 30 mg soft capsules SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Vinorelbine Lotus 80 mg soft capsules SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Vinorelbine Medac 20 mg soft capsules SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Vinorelbine Medac 30 mg soft capsules SPC (L01CA04 vinorelbine) Prescription only (POM)
Yondelis 0.25 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CX01 trabectedin) Prescription only (POM)
Yondelis 1 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01CX01 trabectedin) 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 L01C

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