L02BA01 tamoxifen
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: hormone treatment of cancer
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 16 medicines in this group.
- 11 prescription only (POM)
- 3 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Tamoxifen – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
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
- L02 Endocrine therapy antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 131 medicines
- L02B Hormone antagonists and related agents 87 medicines
- L02BA Anti-estrogens 28 medicines
- L02BA01 tamoxifen 16 medicines
- L02BA Anti-estrogens 28 medicines
- L02B Hormone antagonists and related agents 87 medicines
- L02 Endocrine therapy antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 131 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Nolvadex 10 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Nolvadex 10 mg film-coated tablets, Tamoxifen 10 mg film-coated tablets no longer supplied | – |
| Nolvadex D SPC | – |
| Tamoxifen 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tamoxifen 10 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tamoxifen 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tamoxifen 20 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tamoxifen 20 mg tablets, Nolvadex-D 20 mg tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tamoxifen 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tamoxifen Mylan 20 mg tablets, Tamoxifen 20 mg tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tamoxifen Rosemont 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC | – |
| Tamoxifen tablets 20 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tamoxifen tablets 40 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tamoxifen tablets BP 10 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tamoxifen tablets BP 20 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Tamoxifen tablets BP 40 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- L02BA02 toremifene 2 medicines
- L02BA03 fulvestrant 10 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: L02BA01 Tamoxifen
- French: L02BA01 tamoxifène
- German: L02BA01 Tamoxifen
- Spanish: L02BA01 Tamoxifeno
- German: L02BA01 Tamoxifen
- Italian: L02BA01 TAMOXIFENE
- Polish: L02BA01 Tamoksyfen
- Turkish: L02BA01 tamoksifen
- Portuguese (Brazil): L02BA01 Tamoxifeno
- Slovak: L02BA01 Tamoxifén
- German (Switzerland): L02BA01 Tamoxifen
- French (Switzerland): L02BA01 Tamoxifène
- Italian (Switzerland): L02BA01 Tamoxifene
- Dutch: L02BA01 Tamoxifen
- English (Canada): L02BA01 Tamoxifen
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 L02BA01
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