Patient info

L04AX02 thalidomide

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · 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 4 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Thalidomide – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

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. L04AX02 thalidomide 4 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Thalidomide 50 mg capsules hard SPC Prescription only (POM)
Thalidomide BMS 50 mg hard capsules SPC no longer supplied –
Thalidomide Celgene (previously Thalidomide Pharmion) SPC –
Thalidomide Lipomed 100 mg coated tablets 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 L04AX02

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