Patient info

L02BX02 degarelix

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 4 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Degarelix – 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. L02BX Other hormone antagonists and related agents 24 medicines
          1. L02BX02 degarelix 4 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Degarelix 120 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC Prescription only (POM)
Degarelix 80 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC Prescription only (POM)
Firmagon SPC Prescription only (POM)
Firmagon 120 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC 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 L02BX02

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