L01EB01 gefitinib
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: targeted cancer medicines (kinase inhibitors)
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 6 medicines in this group.
- 5 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Gefitinib – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,791 medicines
- L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
- L01E Protein kinase inhibitors, antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 353 medicines
- L01EB Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors 40 medicines
- L01EB01 gefitinib 6 medicines
- L01EB Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors 40 medicines
- L01E Protein kinase inhibitors, antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 353 medicines
- L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Gefitinib 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Gefitinib Accord 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Gefitinib Glenmark 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Gefitinib Mylan 250 mg film-coated tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Gefitinib Sandoz 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Iressa 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- L01EB02 erlotinib 25 medicines
- L01EB03 afatinib 4 medicines
- L01EB04 osimertinib 2 medicines
- L01EB07 dacomitinib 3 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- German: L01EB01 Gefitinib
- German: L01EB01 Gefitinib
- Italian: L01EB01 GEFITINIB
- Turkish: L01EB01 gefitinib
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 L01EB01
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