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L01XK Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 13 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  1. L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,815 medicines
    1. L01 Antineoplastic agents 1,028 medicines
      1. L01X Other antineoplastic agents 225 medicines
        1. L01XK Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors 13 medicines
          1. L01XK01 olaparib 3 medicines
          2. L01XK02 niraparib 2 medicines
          3. L01XK03 rucaparib 3 medicines
          4. L01XK04 talazoparib 5 medicines

1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Lynparza 100 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01XK01 olaparib) Prescription only (POM)
Lynparza 150 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01XK01 olaparib) Prescription only (POM)
Lynparza 50 mg capsules SPC no longer supplied (L01XK01 olaparib) –
Rubraca 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01XK03 rucaparib) Prescription only (POM)
Rubraca 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01XK03 rucaparib) Prescription only (POM)
Rubraca 300 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L01XK03 rucaparib) Prescription only (POM)
Talzenna 0.1 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XK04 talazoparib) Prescription only (POM)
Talzenna 0.25 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XK04 talazoparib) Prescription only (POM)
Talzenna 0.35 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XK04 talazoparib) Prescription only (POM)
Talzenna 0.5 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XK04 talazoparib) Prescription only (POM)
Talzenna 1 mg hard capsules SPC (L01XK04 talazoparib) Prescription only (POM)
Zejula 100 mg film-coated tablets (L01XK02 niraparib) Prescription only (POM)
Zejula 100 mg hard capsule SPC no longer supplied (L01XK02 niraparib) –

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 L01XK

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