Patient info

L02BG Aromatase inhibitors

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 14 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. L02BG Aromatase inhibitors 14 medicines
          1. L02BG03 anastrozole 5 medicines
          2. L02BG04 letrozole 4 medicines
          3. L02BG06 exemestane 5 medicines

3 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Anastrozole 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (L02BG03 anastrozole) –
Anastrozole 1 mg film-coated tablets,Arimidex 1 mg film-coated tablets (L02BG03 anastrozole) Prescription only (POM)
Arimidex 1 mg film-coated tablets (L02BG03 anastrozole) Prescription only (POM)
Arimidex 1 mg film-coated tablets, Anastrozole 1 mg film-coated tablets (L02BG03 anastrozole) Prescription only (POM)
Aromasin 25 mg coated tablets (L02BG06 exemestane) Prescription only (POM)
Exemestane 25 mg coated tablets SPC (L02BG06 exemestane) Prescription only (POM)
Exemestane 25 mg coated tablets,Aromasin 25 mg coated tablets (L02BG06 exemestane) Prescription only (POM)
Exemestane 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L02BG06 exemestane) Prescription only (POM)
Exemestane Fair-med Healthcare 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L02BG06 exemestane) Prescription only (POM)
Femara 2.5 mg film-coated tablets (L02BG04 letrozole) Prescription only (POM)
Femara 2.5 mg tablets SPC (L02BG04 letrozole) Prescription only (POM)
Femara 2.5 mg tablets Letrozole 2.5 mg tablets (L02BG04 letrozole) Prescription only (POM)
Letrozole 2.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L02BG04 letrozole) Prescription only (POM)
Zolitrat 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (L02BG03 anastrozole) –

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 L02BG

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