R02AA Antiseptic throat preparations
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for a sore throat
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 19 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 4 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 6 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- R Respiratory system drugs 803 medicines
- R02 Throat preparations 40 medicines
- R02A Throat preparations 40 medicines
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R02AA Antiseptic throat preparations 19 medicines
- R02AA03 dichlorobenzyl alcohol 8 medicines
- R02AA05 chlorhexidine 2 medicines
- R02AA06 cetylpyridinium 1 medicine
- R02AA12 hexylresorcinol 2 medicines
- R02AA19 phenol 1 medicine
- R02AA20 various antiseptic throat preparations 5 medicines
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R02AA Antiseptic throat preparations 19 medicines
- R02A Throat preparations 40 medicines
- R02 Throat preparations 40 medicines
12 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Amylmetacresol 10 medicines
- Benzalkonium 3 medicines
- Cetylpyridinium 1 medicine
- Chlorhexidine 1 medicine
- Chlorhexidine hydrochloride 1 medicine
- Dichlorobenzyl alcohol 7 medicines
- Hexylresorcinol 5 medicines
- Lidocaine 1 medicine
- Lidocaine hydrochloride 3 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Beechams Max strength Sore Throat Blackberry Flavour lozenges SPC no longer supplied (R02AA20 various antiseptic throat preparations) | – |
| Beechams Max strength Sore Throat Lemon and Honey Flavour lozenges SPC no longer supplied (R02AA20 various antiseptic throat preparations) | – |
| Boots Triple Action Sore Throat Relief Cherry Flavour 2.4 mg lozenges. SPC (R02AA12 hexylresorcinol) | – |
| Chloralieve Blackcurrant Flavour 2 mg / 0.6 mg / 1.2 mg lozenges SPC (R02AA20 various antiseptic throat preparations) | – |
| Chloralieve Honey & Lemon Flavour 2 mg / 0.6 mg / 1.2 mg lozenges SPC (R02AA20 various antiseptic throat preparations) | – |
| Covonia medicated Sore Throat 5 mg / 1 mg lozenges Lemon Flavour SPC (R02AA05 chlorhexidine) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Covonia medicated Sore Throat 5 mg/1 mg lozenges Menthol Flavour SPC (R02AA05 chlorhexidine) | – |
| Crescent Pharma Antiseptic Gargle 0.71% w/v mouthwash SPC (R02AA19 phenol) | – |
| Halls Max strength Sore Throat Relief Original lozenges,Throaties Max strength Sore Throat Relief Original lozenges,Superdrug Extra strength Throat lozenges SPC no longer supplied (R02AA20 various antiseptic throat preparations) | – |
| Merocets SPC no longer supplied (R02AA06 cetylpyridinium) | – |
| Strepsils children 6+ lozenges SPC no longer supplied (R02AA03 dichlorobenzyl alcohol) | – |
| Strepsils Honey and Lemon SPC (R02AA03 dichlorobenzyl alcohol) | – |
| Strepsils lozenge SPC (R02AA03 dichlorobenzyl alcohol) | General sale (GSL) |
| Strepsils Menthol lozenges SPC (R02AA03 dichlorobenzyl alcohol) | – |
| Strepsils Pain Relief Plus SPC (R02AA03 dichlorobenzyl alcohol) | – |
| Strepsils Strawberry sugar free lozenges SPC (R02AA03 dichlorobenzyl alcohol) | General sale (GSL) |
| Strepsils Triple Action Honey and Lemon Flavour 2.4 mg lozenges SPC (R02AA12 hexylresorcinol) | General sale (GSL) |
| Strepsils Warm lozenges SPC no longer supplied (R02AA03 dichlorobenzyl alcohol) | – |
| Vocasept sugar free Strawberry Flavour 0.6 mg / 1.2 mg lozenges SPC (R02AA03 dichlorobenzyl alcohol) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- R02AD Local anesthetic throat preparations 11 medicines
- R02AX Other throat preparations 10 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: R02AA Antiseptika
- French: R02AA antiseptiques
- German: R02AA Antiseptika
- Spanish: R02AA ANTISEPTICOS (PREPARADOS PARA LA GARGANTA)
- German: R02AA Antiseptika
- Italian: R02AA ANTISETTICI
- Polish: R02AA Antyseptyki
- Turkish: R02AA Antiseptik boğaz müstahzarları
- Portuguese (Brazil): R02AA Anti-sépticos
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 R02AA
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