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L02AB Progestogens, endocrine therapy drugs

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 13 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. L02AB Progestogens, endocrine therapy drugs 13 medicines
          1. L02AB01 megestrol 2 medicines
          2. L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone 11 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
Climanor SPC no longer supplied (L02AB02 medroxyprogesterone) –
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)
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)

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 L02AB

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