R05DA08 pholcodine
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: cough and cold medicines
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 2 medicines in this group.
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Pholcodine – 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
- R05D Cough suppressants, excl. combinations with expectorants 26 medicines
- R05DA Opium alkaloids and derivatives, cough suppressants 25 medicines
- R05DA08 pholcodine 2 medicines
- R05DA Opium alkaloids and derivatives, cough suppressants 25 medicines
- R05D Cough suppressants, excl. combinations with expectorants 26 medicines
- R05 Cough and cold preparations 81 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Strong Pholcodine linctus BP SPC | – |
| Tixylix dry Cough SPC no longer supplied | – |
Other groups of the same level
- R05DA04 codeine 17 medicines
- R05DA09 dextromethorphan 4 medicines
- R05DA20 opium alkaloids and derivative combination cough suppressants 2 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- French: R05DA08 pholcodine
- German: R05DA08 Pholcodin
- German: R05DA08 Pholcodin
- Polish: R05DA08 Folkodin
- Turkish: R05DA08 folkodin
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 R05DA08
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