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R05C Expectorants, excl. combinations with cough suppressants

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: cough and cold medicines

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 44 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. R Respiratory system drugs 803 medicines
    1. R05 Cough and cold preparations 81 medicines
      1. R05C Expectorants, excl. combinations with cough suppressants 44 medicines
        1. R05CA Expectorants 15 medicines
        2. R05CB Mucolytics 29 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Acecil 600 mg effervescent tablets SPC (R05CB01 acetylcysteine) Prescription only (POM)
Acepiro 600 mg effervescent tablets (R05CB01 acetylcysteine) Prescription only (POM)
Aceteff 600 mg effervescent tablets SPC no longer supplied (R05CB01 acetylcysteine) –
Acetylcysteine 600 mg capsules SPC (R05CB01 acetylcysteine) Prescription only (POM)
Acetylcysteine 600 mg capsules, Mucolight 600 mg capsules SPC (R05CB01 acetylcysteine) Prescription only (POM)
Acetylcysteine 600 mg powder for oral solution SPC (R05CB01 acetylcysteine) –
Acetylcysteine 600 mg soluble tablets SPC (R05CB01 acetylcysteine) Prescription only (POM)
Asda Chesty Cough syrup Guaifenesin Cherry Flavour, Careway Cough Expectorant 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Numark Mucus Cough Guaifenesin 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Sainsburys Adult Chesty Cough syrup Guaifenesin 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Superdrug C (R05CA03 guaifenesin) General sale (GSL)
Benylin Childrens Chesty Coughs, Calcough Sixplus SPC (R05CA03 guaifenesin) –
Benylin dry Coughs Night syrup SPC (R05CA10 expectorant combinations excluding combinations with cough suppressants) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Benylin Mucus Cough Max Honey & Lemon Flavour 100 mg/5 ml syrup SPC (R05CA03 guaifenesin) General sale (GSL)
Benylin Mucus Cough Max Menthol Flavour 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R05CA03 guaifenesin) General sale (GSL)
Benylin Mucus Cough, Benylin Chesty Coughs (non-drowsy) SPC (R05CA10 expectorant combinations excluding combinations with cough suppressants) –
Bronchitol 40 mg inhalation powder hard capsules SPC (R05CB16 mannitol) Prescription only (POM)
Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) Prescription only (POM)
Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml sugar free Adult syrup SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) –
Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml sugar free syrup SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) –
Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml sugar-free oral solution SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) Prescription only (POM)
Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml syrup SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) –
Carbocisteine 250 mg/5 ml Adult syrup SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) –
Carbocisteine 375 mg capsules SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) Prescription only (POM)
Carbocisteine 375 mg capsules hard SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) Prescription only (POM)
Carbocisteine 375 mg capsules, Mucodyne 375 mg capsules (R05CB03 carbocisteine) Prescription only (POM)
Carbocisteine 750 mg / 5 ml sugar-free syrup SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) –
Carbocisteine 750 mg capsules hard SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) Prescription only (POM)
Carbocisteine 750 mg/10 ml oral solution in sachet SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) Prescription only (POM)
Carbocisteine Chanelle Medical 375 mg hard capsules SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) Prescription only (POM)
Carbocisteine Unither Pharmaceuticals 750 mg / 10 ml sugar-free oral solution in sachet, Carbocisteine 750 mg / 10 ml sugar-free oral solution in sachet SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) Prescription only (POM)
Care Chesty Cough 200 mg/15 ml syrup SPC (R05CA03 guaifenesin) –
Covonia Chesty Cough Anise & Blackcurrant Flavour sugar free syrup SPC (R05CA03 guaifenesin) –
Covonia Chesty Cough sugar free syrup SPC (R05CA03 guaifenesin) General sale (GSL)
Erdotin 300 mg capsules SPC (R05CB15 erdosteine) Prescription only (POM)
Guaifenesin 200 mg/15 ml syrup SPC (R05CA03 guaifenesin) –
Hills Balsam Chesty Cough liquid SPC (R05CA03 guaifenesin) –
Lemsip Cough for Chesty Cough 50 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied (R05CA03 guaifenesin) –
Lemsip Cough for Mucus Cough & Catarrh 100 mg / 2.5 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Adult Meltus Chesty Coughs sugar & Colour free (R05CA10 expectorant combinations excluding combinations with cough suppressants) General sale (GSL)
Mentholated Bronchial Balsam SPC (R05CA10 expectorant combinations excluding combinations with cough suppressants) –
Mucodyne 250 mg / 5 ml paediatric syrup, Mucodyne 250 mg / 5 ml syrup SPC no longer supplied (R05CB03 carbocisteine) –
Mucodyne 375 mg capsules hard SPC no longer supplied (R05CB03 carbocisteine) –
Mucotex 250 mg / 5 ml syrup, Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml syrup SPC (R05CB03 carbocisteine) –
Nacsys 600 mg effervescent tablets SPC (R05CB01 acetylcysteine) Prescription only (POM)
Pulmozyme 2500 U/2.5 ml nebuliser solution SPC (R05CB13 dornase alfa (desoxyribonuclease)) Prescription only (POM)
Tixylix Chesty Cough SPC no longer supplied (R05CA03 guaifenesin) –
Trebon 600 mg powder for oral solution SPC (R05CB01 acetylcysteine) –

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 R05C

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