Patient info

L04AX Other immunosuppressants

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines suppressing the immune system, e.g. after a transplant or for autoimmune diseases

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 206 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,791 medicines
    1. L04 Immunosuppressants 545 medicines
      1. L04A Immunosuppressants 543 medicines
        1. L04AX Other immunosuppressants 206 medicines
          1. L04AX01 azathioprine 10 medicines
          2. L04AX02 thalidomide 4 medicines
          3. L04AX03 methotrexate 38 medicines
          4. L04AX04 lenalidomide 100 medicines
          5. L04AX05 pirfenidone 14 medicines
          6. L04AX06 pomalidomide 10 medicines
          7. L04AX07 dimethyl fumarate 27 medicines
          8. L04AX08 darvadstrocel 1 medicine

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Tecfidera 240 mg gastro-resistant hard capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Thalidomide 50 mg capsules hard SPC (L04AX02 thalidomide) Prescription only (POM)
Thalidomide BMS 50 mg hard capsules SPC no longer supplied (L04AX02 thalidomide) –
Thalidomide Celgene (previously Thalidomide Pharmion) SPC (L04AX02 thalidomide) –
Thalidomide Lipomed 100 mg coated tablets SPC (L04AX02 thalidomide) Prescription only (POM)
Vumerity 231 mg gastro-resistant hard capsules SPC Prescription only (POM)

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 L04AX

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