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L01EB Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: targeted cancer medicines (kinase inhibitors)

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 40 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. L01E Protein kinase inhibitors, antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 353 medicines
        1. L01EB Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors 40 medicines
          1. L01EB01 gefitinib 6 medicines
          2. L01EB02 erlotinib 25 medicines
          3. L01EB03 afatinib 4 medicines
          4. L01EB04 osimertinib 2 medicines
          5. L01EB07 dacomitinib 3 medicines

3 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
Erlotinib 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Amarox 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Amarox 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Amarox 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Glenmark 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Glenmark 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Glenmark 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Mylan 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Sandoz 100 mg film coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01EB02 erlotinib) –
Erlotinib Sandoz 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01EB02 erlotinib) –
Erlotinib Sandoz 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Sun 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Sun 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Sun 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Tillomed 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Tillomed 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Tillomed 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Zentiva 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Erlotinib Zentiva 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01EB02 erlotinib) –
Erlotinib Zentiva 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Gefitinib 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB01 gefitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Gefitinib Accord 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB01 gefitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Gefitinib Glenmark 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB01 gefitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Gefitinib Mylan 250 mg film-coated tablets (L01EB01 gefitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Gefitinib Sandoz 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01EB01 gefitinib) –
Giotrif 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB03 afatinib) Prescription only (POM)
Giotrif 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB03 afatinib) Prescription only (POM)
Giotrif 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB03 afatinib) Prescription only (POM)
Giotrif 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01EB03 afatinib) –
Iressa 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB01 gefitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Tagrisso 40 mg film-coated tablets (L01EB04 osimertinib) Prescription only (POM)
Tagrisso 80 mg film-coated tablets (L01EB04 osimertinib) Prescription only (POM)
Tarceva 100 mg film coated tablets SPC (L01EB02 erlotinib) Prescription only (POM)
Tarceva 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01EB02 erlotinib) –
Tarceva 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L01EB02 erlotinib) –
Vizimpro 15 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB07 dacomitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Vizimpro 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB07 dacomitinib) Prescription only (POM)
Vizimpro 45 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01EB07 dacomitinib) 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 L01EB

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