Patient info

L02BA Anti-estrogens

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 28 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 1,791 medicines
    1. L02 Endocrine therapy antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 131 medicines
      1. L02B Hormone antagonists and related agents 87 medicines
        1. L02BA Anti-estrogens 28 medicines
          1. L02BA01 tamoxifen 16 medicines
          2. L02BA02 toremifene 2 medicines
          3. L02BA03 fulvestrant 10 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Fareston SPC (L02BA02 toremifene) Prescription only (POM)
Fareston 60 mg tablets SPC (L02BA02 toremifene) Prescription only (POM)
Faslodex 50 mg / ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02BA03 fulvestrant) Prescription only (POM)
Fulvestrant 250 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02BA03 fulvestrant) Prescription only (POM)
Fulvestrant DR. Reddys 250 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02BA03 fulvestrant) Prescription only (POM)
Fulvestrant Ever Pharma 250 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02BA03 fulvestrant) Prescription only (POM)
Fulvestrant Fresenius Kabi 250 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02BA03 fulvestrant) Prescription only (POM)
Fulvestrant Mylan 250 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02BA03 fulvestrant) Prescription only (POM)
Fulvestrant Seacross 250 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02BA03 fulvestrant) Prescription only (POM)
Fulvestrant Sun 250 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02BA03 fulvestrant) Prescription only (POM)
Fulvestrant Teva 250 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02BA03 fulvestrant) Prescription only (POM)
Fulvestrant Zentiva 250 mg solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L02BA03 fulvestrant) Prescription only (POM)
Nolvadex 10 mg SPC no longer supplied (L02BA01 tamoxifen) –
Nolvadex 10 mg film-coated tablets, Tamoxifen 10 mg film-coated tablets no longer supplied (L02BA01 tamoxifen) –
Nolvadex D SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) –
Tamoxifen 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) Prescription only (POM)
Tamoxifen 10 mg tablets SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) Prescription only (POM)
Tamoxifen 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) Prescription only (POM)
Tamoxifen 20 mg tablets SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) Prescription only (POM)
Tamoxifen 20 mg tablets, Nolvadex-D 20 mg tablets (L02BA01 tamoxifen) Prescription only (POM)
Tamoxifen 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) Prescription only (POM)
Tamoxifen Mylan 20 mg tablets, Tamoxifen 20 mg tablets (L02BA01 tamoxifen) Prescription only (POM)
Tamoxifen Rosemont 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) –
Tamoxifen tablets 20 mg SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) Prescription only (POM)
Tamoxifen tablets 40 mg SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) Prescription only (POM)
Tamoxifen tablets BP 10 mg SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) Prescription only (POM)
Tamoxifen tablets BP 20 mg SPC no longer supplied (L02BA01 tamoxifen) –
Tamoxifen tablets BP 40 mg SPC (L02BA01 tamoxifen) 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 L02BA

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