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L01CD Taxanes, antineoplastic

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: cancer medicines

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 50 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  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. L01CD Taxanes, antineoplastic 50 medicines
          1. L01CD01 paclitaxel 12 medicines
          2. L01CD02 docetaxel 27 medicines
          3. L01CD04 cabazitaxel 10 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) –
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) –
Jevtana SPC no longer supplied –
Jevtana 60 mg concentrate and solvent for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (L01CD04 cabazitaxel) –
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)
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) –

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 L01CD

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