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R05DA09 dextromethorphan

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: cough and cold medicines

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 4 medicines in this group.

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
          1. R05DA09 dextromethorphan 4 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Benylin dry Coughs 7.5 mg/5 ml syrup SPC –
Boots dry Cough Relief 2.5 mg lozenges SPC no longer supplied –
Lemocalm dry Cough 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC –
Robitussin dry Cough Medicine SPC –

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 R05DA09

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