R05CB01 acetylcysteine
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: cough and cold medicines
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 9 medicines in this group.
- 6 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Acetylcysteine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.
- R Respiratory system drugs 803 medicines
- R05 Cough and cold preparations 81 medicines
- R05C Expectorants, excl. combinations with cough suppressants 44 medicines
- R05CB Mucolytics 29 medicines
- R05CB01 acetylcysteine 9 medicines
- R05CB Mucolytics 29 medicines
- R05C Expectorants, excl. combinations with cough suppressants 44 medicines
- R05 Cough and cold preparations 81 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Acecil 600 mg effervescent tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Acepiro 600 mg effervescent tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Aceteff 600 mg effervescent tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Acetylcysteine 600 mg capsules SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Acetylcysteine 600 mg capsules, Mucolight 600 mg capsules SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Acetylcysteine 600 mg powder for oral solution SPC | – |
| Acetylcysteine 600 mg soluble tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Nacsys 600 mg effervescent tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Trebon 600 mg powder for oral solution SPC | – |
Other groups of the same level
- R05CB03 carbocisteine 17 medicines
- R05CB13 dornase alfa (desoxyribonuclease) 1 medicine
- R05CB15 erdosteine 1 medicine
- R05CB16 mannitol 1 medicine
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: R05CB01 Acetylcystein
- French: R05CB01 acétylcystéine
- German: R05CB01 Acetylcystein
- Spanish: R05CB01 Acetilcisteina
- German: R05CB01 Acetylcystein
- Italian: R05CB01 ACETILCISTEINA
- Polish: R05CB01 Acetylocysteina
- Turkish: R05CB01 asetilsistein
- Portuguese (Brazil): R05CB01 Acetilcisteína
- Slovak: R05CB01 Acetylcysteín
- German (Switzerland): R05CB01 Acetylcystein
- French (Switzerland): R05CB01 Acétylcystéine
- Italian (Switzerland): R05CB01 Acetilcisteina
- Dutch: R05CB01 Acetylcysteïne
- English (Canada): R05CB01 Acetylcysteine
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 R05CB01
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