R05CB03 carbocisteine
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: cough and cold medicines
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 17 medicines in this group.
- 9 prescription only (POM)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Carbocisteine – 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
- R05CB03 carbocisteine 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml sugar free Adult syrup SPC | – |
| Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml sugar free syrup SPC | – |
| Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml sugar-free oral solution SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml syrup SPC | – |
| Carbocisteine 250 mg/5 ml Adult syrup SPC | – |
| Carbocisteine 375 mg capsules SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Carbocisteine 375 mg capsules hard SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Carbocisteine 375 mg capsules, Mucodyne 375 mg capsules | Prescription only (POM) |
| Carbocisteine 750 mg / 5 ml sugar-free syrup SPC | – |
| Carbocisteine 750 mg capsules hard SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Carbocisteine 750 mg/10 ml oral solution in sachet SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Carbocisteine Chanelle Medical 375 mg hard capsules SPC | 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 | Prescription only (POM) |
| Mucodyne 250 mg / 5 ml paediatric syrup, Mucodyne 250 mg / 5 ml syrup SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Mucodyne 375 mg capsules hard SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Mucotex 250 mg / 5 ml syrup, Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml syrup SPC | – |
Other groups of the same level
- R05CB01 acetylcysteine 9 medicines
- R05CB13 dornase alfa (desoxyribonuclease) 1 medicine
- R05CB15 erdosteine 1 medicine
- R05CB16 mannitol 1 medicine
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: R05CB03 Karbocystein
- French: R05CB03 carbocistéine
- Spanish: R05CB03 Carbocisteina
- Italian: R05CB03 CARBOCISTEINA
- Polish: R05CB03 Karbocysteina
- Turkish: R05CB03 karbosistein
- Portuguese (Brazil): R05CB03 Carbocisteína
- German (Switzerland): R05CB03 Carbocistein
- French (Switzerland): R05CB03 Carbocistéine
- Italian (Switzerland): R05CB03 Carbocisteina
- Dutch: R05CB03 Carbocisteine
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 R05CB03
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