L01XD Sensitizers used in photodynamic/radiation therapy
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: cancer medicines
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 10 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 6 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.
- L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,791 medicines
- L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
- L01X Other antineoplastic agents 225 medicines
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L01XD Sensitizers used in photodynamic/radiation therapy 10 medicines
- L01XD01 porfimer sodium 2 medicines
- L01XD03 methyl aminolevulinate 1 medicine
- L01XD04 aminolevulinic acid 4 medicines
- L01XD05 temoporfin 1 medicine
- L01XD07 padeliporfin 2 medicines
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L01XD Sensitizers used in photodynamic/radiation therapy 10 medicines
- L01X Other antineoplastic agents 225 medicines
- L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,025 medicines
1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride 4 medicines
- Methyl aminolevulinate 1 medicine
- Padeliporfin di-potassium 2 medicines
- Porfimer 2 medicines
- Temoporfin 1 medicine
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Ameluz SPC (L01XD04 aminolevulinic acid) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ameluz 78 mg / g gel SPC (L01XD04 aminolevulinic acid) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Foscan SPC (L01XD05 temoporfin) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Gliolan SPC (L01XD04 aminolevulinic acid) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Gliolan 30 mg / ml powder for oral solution SPC (L01XD04 aminolevulinic acid) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Metvix 160 mg/g cream SPC (L01XD03 methyl aminolevulinate) | Prescription only (POM) |
| PhotoBarr SPC (L01XD01 porfimer sodium) | – |
| Photofrin 75 mg powder for solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (L01XD01 porfimer sodium) | – |
| Tookad 183 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01XD07 padeliporfin) | – |
| Tookad 366 mg powder for solution for injection SPC (L01XD07 padeliporfin) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- L01XA Platinum compounds, antineoplastic drugs 11 medicines
- L01XB Methylhydrazines, antineoplastics 1 medicine
- L01XC Monoclonal antibodies, antineoplastic 73 medicines
- L01XF Retinoids for cancer treatment 2 medicines
- L01XG Proteasome inhibitors, antineoplastic agent 43 medicines
- L01XH Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors 3 medicines
- L01XJ Hedgehog pathway inhibitors 4 medicines
- L01XK Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors 13 medicines
- L01XX Other antineoplastic agents 59 medicines
- L01XY Combinations of antineoplastic agents 4 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: L01XD Senzitizéry používané při fotodynamické terapii/radioterapii
- French: L01XD sensibilisants utilisés dans la thérapie photodynamique et radiothérapique
- German: L01XD Sensibilisatoren für die photodynamische/Radio-Therapie
- Spanish: L01XD Sensibilizadores usados en terapia fotodinamica y radiacion
- German: L01XD Sensibilisatoren für die photodynamische/Radio-Therapie
- Italian: L01XD Sensibilizzatori usati nella terapia fotodinamica/radiante
- Polish: L01XD Sensybilizatory stosowane w terapii fotodynamicznej/radioterapii
- Turkish: L01XD Fotodinamik/radyasyon tedavisinde kullanılan hassaslaştırıcılar
- Portuguese (Brazil): L01XD Sensibilizadores utilizados em terapêutica fotodinâmica e radiação
- Slovak: L01XD Liečivá používané pri fotodynamickej/radiačnej terapii
- German (Switzerland): L01XD Sensibilisatoren für die photodynamische/Radio-Therapie
- French (Switzerland): L01XD Sensibilisants utilisés dans la thérapie photodynamique et radiothérapique
- Italian (Switzerland): L01XD Sensibilizzatori usati nella terapia fotodinamica/radiante
- Dutch: L01XD Sensibilisatoren bij fotodynamische therapie en radiotherapie
- English (Canada): L01XD Sensitizers used in photodynamic/radiation therapy
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 L01XD
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