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L02A Hormones and related agents

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: hormone treatment of cancer

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 44 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,791 medicines
    1. L02 Endocrine therapy antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 131 medicines
      1. L02A Hormones and related agents 44 medicines
        1. L02AA Estrogens, endocrine therapy drugs 2 medicines
        2. L02AB Progestogens, endocrine therapy drugs 13 medicines
        3. L02AE Gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues, endocrine therapy drugs 29 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
Camcevi 21 mg prolonged-release suspension for injection SPC (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Camcevi 42 mg prolonged-release suspension for injection SPC (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Climanor SPC no longer supplied (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) –
Decapeptyl SR 11.25 mg powder and solvent for suspension for injection SPC (L02AE04 triptorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Decapeptyl SR 22.5 mg powder and solvent for suspension for injection SPC (L02AE04 triptorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Decapeptyl SR 3 mg powder for suspension for injection SPC (L02AE04 triptorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Diethylstilbestrol 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L02AA01 diethylstilbestrol) Prescription only (POM)
Diethylstilbestrol 1 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (L02AA01 diethylstilbestrol) –
Eligard 22.5 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Eligard 45 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Eligard 7.5 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Gonapeptyl Depot 3.75 mg powder and solvent for suspension for injection SPC (L02AE04 triptorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Lutrate 1 Month Depot 3.75 mg powder and solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection SPC no longer supplied (L02AE02 leuprorelin) –
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate tablets 10 mg, Provera tablets 10 mg SPC (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) Prescription only (POM)
Megace 160 mg tablets SPC (L02AB01 megestrol) Prescription only (POM)
Megace 160 mg tablets, Megestrol Acetate160 mg tablets (L02AB01 megestrol) Prescription only (POM)
Prostap 3 DCS (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Prostap 3 DCS 11.25 mg powder for prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-filled syringe, Prostap 3 DCS solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Prostap PD DCS 1.88 mg powder & solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-filled SPC (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Prostap SR DCS (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Prostap SR DCS 3.75 mg powder and solvent for prolonged-release (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Prostap SR DCS 3.75 mg powder and solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Prostap SR DCS 3.75 mg powder and solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection in Pre-fill (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Prostap SR DCS 3.75 mg powder and solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection in Prefille (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Prostap SR DCS 3.75 mg powder and solvent suspension for injection in Pre-filled syringe (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Provera 10 mg tablets (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) Prescription only (POM)
Provera 10 mg tablets, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate 10 mg tablets (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) Prescription only (POM)
Provera 100 mg tablets (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) Prescription only (POM)
Provera 5 mg tablets (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) Prescription only (POM)
Provera tablets 100 mg SPC (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) Prescription only (POM)
Provera tablets 2.5 mg SPC (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) Prescription only (POM)
Provera tablets 200 mg SPC (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) Prescription only (POM)
Provera tablets 400 mg SPC (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) Prescription only (POM)
Provera tablets 5 mg, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate tablets 5 mg SPC (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) Prescription only (POM)
Salvacyl 11.25 mg powder and solvent for suspension for injection SPC (L02AE04 triptorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Staladex 10.72 mg implant SPC (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Staladex 11.25 mg implant SPC (L02AE02 leuprorelin) Prescription only (POM)
Suprecur 150 micrograms nasal spray SPC no longer supplied (L02AE01 buserelin) –
Suprecur injection SPC (L02AE01 buserelin) Prescription only (POM)
Suprefact 1 mg / ml injection SPC no longer supplied (L02AE01 buserelin) –
Zoladex 3.6 mg implant SPC (L02AE03 goserelin) Prescription only (POM)
Zoladex LA 10.8 mg Depot (L02AE03 goserelin) Prescription only (POM)
Zoladex LA 10.8 mg implant SPC (L02AE03 goserelin) Prescription only (POM)
Zoladex LA 3.6 mg implant (L02AE03 goserelin) 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 L02A

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