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L01DB Anthracyclines and related substances

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 31 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. L01D Cytotoxic antibiotics and related substances 42 medicines
        1. L01DB Anthracyclines and related substances 31 medicines
          1. L01DB01 doxorubicin 11 medicines
          2. L01DB03 epirubicin 8 medicines
          3. L01DB06 idarubicin 8 medicines
          4. L01DB07 mitoxantrone 2 medicines
          5. L01DB11 pixantrone 2 medicines

6 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Caelyx Pegylated liposomal 2 mg / ml concentrate for solution for infusion SPC –
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) –
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 L01DB

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