Patient info

L02BG03 anastrozole

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: hormone treatment of cancer

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 5 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Anastrozole – 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.

  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

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Anastrozole 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Anastrozole 1 mg film-coated tablets,Arimidex 1 mg film-coated tablets Prescription only (POM)
Arimidex 1 mg film-coated tablets Prescription only (POM)
Arimidex 1 mg film-coated tablets, Anastrozole 1 mg film-coated tablets Prescription only (POM)
Zolitrat 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC –

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 L02BG03

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