L04AX05 pirfenidone
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 14 medicines in this group.
- 5 prescription only (POM)
- 7 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Pirfenidone – 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.
- L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,815 medicines
- L04 Immunosuppressants 565 medicines
- L04A Immunosuppressants 563 medicines
- L04AX Other immunosuppressants 215 medicines
- L04AX05 pirfenidone 14 medicines
- L04AX Other immunosuppressants 215 medicines
- L04A Immunosuppressants 563 medicines
- L04 Immunosuppressants 565 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Esbriet 267 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Esbriet 267 mg hard capsules SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Esbriet 534 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Esbriet 801 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Pirfenidone 267 mg capsules hard SPC not available | – |
| Pirfenidone 267 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Pirfenidone 267 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Pirfenidone 276 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Pirfenidone 534 mg film-coated tablets SPC | – |
| Pirfenidone 801 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Pirfenidone 801 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Pirfenidone Lupin 267 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Pirfenidone Lupin 801 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Pirfenidone, 534 mg tablets SPC | – |
Other groups of the same level
- L04AX01 azathioprine 10 medicines
- L04AX02 thalidomide 4 medicines
- L04AX03 methotrexate 38 medicines
- L04AX04 lenalidomide 103 medicines
- L04AX06 pomalidomide 16 medicines
- L04AX07 dimethyl fumarate 27 medicines
- L04AX08 darvadstrocel 1 medicine
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: L04AX05 Pirfenidon
- French: L04AX05 pirfénidone
- German: L04AX05 Pirfenidon
- Spanish: L04AX05 Pirfenidona
- German: L04AX05 Pirfenidon
- Italian: L04AX05 Pirfenidone
- Polish: L04AX05 Pirfenidon
- Turkish: L04AX05 pirfenidon
- Portuguese (Brazil): L04AX05 Pirfenidona
- Slovak: L04AX05 Pirfenidón
- German (Switzerland): L04AX05 Pirfenidon
- French (Switzerland): L04AX05 Pirfénidone
- Italian (Switzerland): L04AX05 Pirfenidone
- Dutch: L04AX05 Pirfenidon
- English (Canada): L04AX05 Pirfenidone
- French (Canada): L04AX05 Pirfénidone
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 L04AX05
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