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L01EB03 afatinib

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 4 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Afatinib – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

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. L01EB03 afatinib 4 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Giotrif 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Giotrif 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Giotrif 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Giotrif 50 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied –

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 L01EB03

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