R05CA03 guaifenesin
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: cough and cold medicines
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 11 medicines in this group.
- 4 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Guaifenesin – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- R Respiratory system drugs 803 medicines
- R05 Cough and cold preparations 81 medicines
- R05C Expectorants, excl. combinations with cough suppressants 44 medicines
- R05CA Expectorants 15 medicines
- R05CA03 guaifenesin 11 medicines
- R05CA Expectorants 15 medicines
- R05C Expectorants, excl. combinations with cough suppressants 44 medicines
- R05 Cough and cold preparations 81 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| 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 | General sale (GSL) |
| Benylin Childrens Chesty Coughs, Calcough Sixplus SPC | – |
| Benylin Mucus Cough Max Honey & Lemon Flavour 100 mg/5 ml syrup SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Benylin Mucus Cough Max Menthol Flavour 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Care Chesty Cough 200 mg/15 ml syrup SPC | – |
| Covonia Chesty Cough Anise & Blackcurrant Flavour sugar free syrup SPC | – |
| Covonia Chesty Cough sugar free syrup SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Guaifenesin 200 mg/15 ml syrup SPC | – |
| Hills Balsam Chesty Cough liquid SPC | – |
| Lemsip Cough for Chesty Cough 50 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Tixylix Chesty Cough SPC no longer supplied | – |
Other groups of the same level
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: R05CA03 Guajfenesin
- French: R05CA03 guaïfénésine
- German: R05CA03 Guaifenesin
- Spanish: R05CA03 GUAIFENESINA
- German: R05CA03 Guaifenesin
- Polish: R05CA03 GUAJFENESIN
- Turkish: R05CA03 guaifenesin
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 R05CA03
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