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L01D Cytotoxic antibiotics and related substances

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 42 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 1,815 medicines
    1. L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,028 medicines
      1. L01D Cytotoxic antibiotics and related substances 42 medicines
        1. L01DA Actinomycines 1 medicine
        2. L01DB Anthracyclines and related substances 31 medicines
        3. L01DC Other cytotoxic antibiotics 10 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Bleo-kyowa SPC no longer supplied (L01DC01 bleomycin) –
Bleomycin 15000 IU powder for solution for injection/ infusion SPC (L01DC01 bleomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Bleomycin Venus Pharma 15 000 IU powder for solution for injection / infusion SPC (L01DC01 bleomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Caelyx Pegylated liposomal 2 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01DB Anthracyclines and related substances) –
Cosmegen Lyovac 500 micrograms powder for solution for injection SPC (L01DA01 dactinomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Doxorubicin 2 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01DB01 doxorubicin) –
Doxorubicin Accord Pegylated liposomal 2 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01DB01 doxorubicin) –
Doxorubicin DR Reddys Pegylated liposomal 2 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01DB01 doxorubicin) –
Doxorubicin Hydrochloride 10 mg powder for injection SPC (L01DB01 doxorubicin) –
Doxorubicin Hydrochloride 2 mg / ml solution for infusion SPC (L01DB01 doxorubicin) –
Doxorubicin Hydrochloride 50 mg powder for injection SPC (L01DB01 doxorubicin) –
Doxorubicin Pegylated liposomal Sun 2 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion (L01DB01 doxorubicin) –
Doxorubicin solution for injection 2 mg / ml SPC (L01DB01 doxorubicin) –
Epirubicin 2 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (L01DB03 epirubicin) –
Epirubicin Hydrochloride 10 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01DB03 epirubicin) –
Epirubicin Hydrochloride 2 mg / ml intravesical solution/solution for injection SPC (L01DB03 epirubicin) –
Epirubicin Hydrochloride 2 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (L01DB03 epirubicin) –
Epirubicin Hydrochloride 2 mg / ml solution for injection and infusion SPC (L01DB03 epirubicin) –
Epirubicin Hydrochloride 2 mg / ml solution for injection or infusion SPC (L01DB03 epirubicin) –
Epirubicin Hydrochloride 50 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01DB03 epirubicin) –
Idarubicin 1 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC (L01DB06 idarubicin) –
Idarubicin 10 mg / 10 ml solution for injection SPC (L01DB06 idarubicin) –
Idarubicin 20 mg/20 ml solution for injection SPC (L01DB06 idarubicin) –
Idarubicin 5 mg / 5 ml solution for injection SPC (L01DB06 idarubicin) –
Mitocin 20 mg powder and solvent for intravesical solution no longer supplied (L01DC03 mitomycin) –
Mitocin 20 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion or intravesical use SPC (L01DC03 mitomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Mitomycin 10 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion or intravesical use SPC no longer supplied (L01DC03 mitomycin) –
Mitomycin 2 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion or intravesical use SPC no longer supplied (L01DC03 mitomycin) –
Mitomycin 20 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion or intravesical use SPC no longer supplied (L01DC03 mitomycin) –
Mitomycin 40 mg powder and solvent for intravesical solution SPC (L01DC03 mitomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Mitomycin 40 mg powder for solution for injection/infusion SPC (L01DC03 mitomycin) Prescription only (POM)
Mitoxantrone 2 mg / ml Sterile concentrate SPC (L01DB07 mitoxantrone) –
Mitoxantrone 2 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (L01DB07 mitoxantrone) –
Myocet liposomal (previously Myocet) SPC (L01DB01 doxorubicin) –
Myocet liposomal 50 mg powder Dispersion and solvent for concentrate for Dispersion for infusion SPC (L01DB01 doxorubicin) –
Pharmorubicin 2 mg/ml solution for injection SPC (L01DB03 epirubicin) Prescription only (POM)
Pixuvri SPC no longer supplied (L01DB11 pixantrone) –
Pixuvri 29 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (L01DB11 pixantrone) –
Zavedos 1 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (L01DB06 idarubicin) –
Zavedos 5 mg powder for solution for injection (L01DB06 idarubicin) Prescription only (POM)
Zavedos capsules 10 mg SPC (L01DB06 idarubicin) Prescription only (POM)
Zavedos capsules 5 mg SPC (L01DB06 idarubicin) 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 L01D

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