V10B Pain palliation (bone seeking agents)
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: radioactive medicines for treatment
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 2 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 2 prescription only (POM)
Active substance: Samarium [Sm-153] lexidronam pentasodium – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- V Various drug classes 338 medicines
- V10 Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals 12 medicines
- V10B Pain palliation (bone seeking agents) 2 medicines
- V10 Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals 12 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Quadramet SPC (V10BX02 samarium (153Sm) lexidronam) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Quadramet 1.3 GBq/ml solution for injection SPC (V10BX02 samarium (153Sm) lexidronam) | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- V10X Other therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals 9 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: V10B Paliativní léčba bolesti (látky vychytávané v kostech)
- French: V10B palliation de la douleur (médicament à tropisme osseux)
- German: V10B SCHMERZLINDERUNG (KNOCHENMETASTASEN)
- German: V10B SCHMERZLINDERUNG (KNOCHENMETASTASEN)
- Italian: V10B Palliativi del dolore (agenti osteofili)
- Polish: V10B Paliatywne leczenie bólu (substancje wchłaniane w kościach)
- Turkish: V10B AĞRI PALİYASYONU (KEMİK ARAŞTIRICILAR)
- Portuguese (Brazil): V10B TRATAMENTO PALIATIVO DA DÔR (AGENTES COM AFINIDADE PARA O TECIDO ÓSSEO)
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 V10B
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