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R05D Cough suppressants, excl. combinations with expectorants

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 26 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. R05D Cough suppressants, excl. combinations with expectorants 26 medicines
        1. R05DA Opium alkaloids and derivatives, cough suppressants 25 medicines
        2. R05DB Other cough suppressants 1 medicine

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Bells Healthcare Codeine linctus BP Codeine Phosphate 15 mg per 5 ml oral solution (R05DA04 codeine) –
Benylin dry Coughs 7.5 mg/5 ml syrup SPC (R05DA09 dextromethorphan) –
Boots dry Cough Relief 2.5 mg lozenges SPC no longer supplied (R05DA09 dextromethorphan) –
Codeine linctus B.P SPC (R05DA04 codeine) –
Codeine linctus BP SPC (R05DA04 codeine) –
Codeine Phosphate 15 mg tablets SPC (R05DA04 codeine) Prescription only (POM)
Codeine Phosphate 15 mg tablets BP SPC (R05DA04 codeine) Prescription only (POM)
Codeine Phosphate 30 mg tablets SPC (R05DA04 codeine) Prescription only (POM)
Codeine Phosphate 30 mg tablets BP SPC (R05DA04 codeine) Prescription only (POM)
Codeine Phosphate 60 mg in 1 ml solution for injection SPC not available (R05DA04 codeine) –
Codeine Phosphate 60 mg tablets SPC (R05DA04 codeine) Prescription only (POM)
Codeine Phosphate 60 mg tablets BP SPC (R05DA04 codeine) Prescription only (POM)
Codeine Phosphate tablets 15 mg SPC (R05DA04 codeine) Prescription only (POM)
Codeine Phosphate tablets 30 mg SPC (R05DA04 codeine) Prescription only (POM)
Codeine Phosphate tablets 60 mg SPC (R05DA04 codeine) Prescription only (POM)
Codeine Phosphate tablets BP 15 mg (R05DA04 codeine) Prescription only (POM)
Codeine Phosphate tablets BP 30 mg SPC no longer supplied (R05DA04 codeine) –
Codeine Phosphate tablets BP 60 mg SPC no longer supplied (R05DA04 codeine) –
Covonia Hot dose Cough & Cold syrup SPC no longer supplied (R05DA20 opium alkaloids and derivative combination cough suppressants) –
Covonia Night Time Formula SPC (R05DA20 opium alkaloids and derivative combination cough suppressants) –
Histalix syrup SPC (R05DB20 other cough suppressant combinations) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Lemocalm dry Cough 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R05DA09 dextromethorphan) –
Robitussin dry Cough Medicine SPC (R05DA09 dextromethorphan) –
Strong Pholcodine linctus BP SPC (R05DA08 pholcodine) –
Thornton & Ross Codeine Phosphate 25 mg/5 ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied (R05DA04 codeine) –
Tixylix dry Cough SPC no longer supplied (R05DA08 pholcodine) –

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 R05D

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