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Cimetidine 200 mg / 5 ml oral solution – Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) for healthcare professionals

Medicine status: Prescription only (POM) Details

Medicine strength:
200 mg / 5 ml (40 mg/ml)
Contains active substance:
ATC code:
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Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) - Cimetidine 200 mg / 5 ml oral solution

Facts about Cimetidine 200 mg / 5 ml oral solution

What these facts mean

Prescription needed?? Yes, prescription-only medicine (POM)
Active substance? Cimetidine
Strength? 200 mg / 5 ml (40 mg/ml)
Pharmaceutical form? Oral solution
How is it taken? Oral
Pack sizes 300 ml
Is it available?? Listed as available (NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices – not a record of current supplies)
Drug group (ATC)?
  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs
    1. A02 Drugs for acid related disorders
      1. A02B Drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
        1. A02BA Histamine H2 receptor antagonists for peptic ulcer and GORD
          1. A02BA01 cimetidine
Marketing authorisation? PL 00427/0131
Codes? GTIN 5016119171390 · BNF 01030100

Sources: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), release 11.1.0 of 9 November 2026, NHS Business Services Authority. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.