R05X Other cold preparations
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: cough and cold medicines
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 8 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 2 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- R Respiratory system drugs 803 medicines
- R05 Cough and cold preparations 81 medicines
- R05X Other cold preparations 8 medicines
- R05 Cough and cold preparations 81 medicines
Active substances in the group
- Ammonium chloride 1 medicine
- Caffeine 1 medicine
- Cajuput oil 1 medicine
- Clove oil 3 medicines
- Dementholised mint oil 1 medicine
- Eucalyptus oil 3 medicines
- Glycerol 2 medicines
- Ibuprofen 1 medicine
- Juniper berry oil 3 medicines
- Levomenthol 2 medicines
- Menthol 1 medicine
- Methyl salicylate 2 medicines
- Peppermint oil 2 medicines
- Pseudoephedrine 1 medicine
- Wintergreen oil 1 medicine
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Bells Healthcare Cough linctus oral solution SPC | – |
| Covonia dry & Tickly Cough Anise & Blackcurrant Flavour sugar free 1.36 g/5 ml oral solution SPC | – |
| Covonia dry & Tickly Cough sugar free 1.36 g/5 ml oral solution SPC | – |
| Olbas Blackcurrant pastilles SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Olbas for children SPC | – |
| Olbas pastilles SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Sudafed Sinus Pressure & Pain 200 mg / 30 mg tablets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Wilko Extra Power Pain Reliever tablets, Extra Power Pain Reliever tablets, Extra Power Pain Reliever Caplets, Superdrug Extra Power Pain Reliever, Aspirin Extra tablets, Paramed Extra Power Pain Reliever tablets, Teva Extra Power Pain Reliever tablets SPC | – |
Other groups of the same level
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: R05X Jiná léčiva proti nachlazení
- French: R05X autres médicaments du rhume
- German: R05X ANDERE ZUBEREITUNGEN GEGEN ERKÄLTUNGSKRANKHEITEN
- Spanish: R05X OTROS PREPARADOS COMBINADOS PARA EL RESFRIADO
- German: R05X ANDERE ZUBEREITUNGEN GEGEN ERKÄLTUNGSKRANKHEITEN
- Polish: R05X INNE CZYNNIKI ZIMNE
- Turkish: R05X ATC'DEKİ DİĞER SOĞUK HAZIRLIKLAR
- Portuguese (Brazil): R05X OUTRAS PREPARAÇÕES PARA AS CONSTIPAÇÕES
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 R05X
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