Patient info

R06 Antihistamines for systemic use

ATC group of level 2 – therapeutic subgroup · in plain English: antihistamines, medicines for allergies

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 170 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. R Respiratory system drugs 803 medicines
    1. R06 Antihistamines for systemic use 170 medicines
      1. R06A Antihistamines for systemic use 170 medicines

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Loratadine 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) With or without prescription
Loratadine 10 mg orodispersible tablets, Boots Hayfever Relief Instant-melts 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) With or without prescription
Loratadine 10 mg tablets SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) With or without prescription
Loratadine 5 mg / 5 ml SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Loratadine 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Loratadine 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Lloydspharmacy Childrens Hayfever & Allergy Relief 5 ml/5 ml oral solution, Bells Healthcare Childrens Allergy Relief 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Careway Childrens Hayfever & Allergy Relief 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Loratadine tablets 10 mg SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Max Remedies Hayfever & Allergy Relief, Cetirizine Dihydrochloride 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (R06AE07 cetirizine) –
Mizollen 10 mg modified-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (R06AX25 mizolastine) –
Morrisons Hayfever & Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, Asda Hayfever & Allergy Relief, Galpharm Hayfever and Allergy Relief, Numark Hayfever and Allergy Relief, Sainsburys Hayfever and Allergy Relief, Tesco Health Hayfever and Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, Bo (R06AE07 cetirizine) With or without prescription
Morrisons One-a-day Hayfever & Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, Asda One-a-day Hayfever and Allergy 10 mg tablets, Numark One-a-day Allergy 10 mg tablets, Tesco One-a-day Hayfever and Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, Health Essentials One-a-day Hayfever and All SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Morrisons One-a-day Hayfever & Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, Asda One-a-day Hayfever and Allergy 10 mg tablets, Tesco One-a-day Hayfever and Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, Galpharm One-a-day Allergy and Hayfever Relief 10 mg tablets, Sainsburys One-a-day A SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Multi-action Actifed dry Coughs SPC (R06AX07 triprolidine) –
Neoclarityn 0.5 mg / ml oral solution SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) Prescription only (POM)
Neoclarityn 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) Prescription only (POM)
Numark Antihistamine and Allergy Relief 2 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Allerief 2 mg per 5 ml oral solution, Careway Allergy Relief Antihistamine 2 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Lloyds Pharmacy Allergy Relief Antihistamine 2 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Chlorphenamine SPC (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Numark Antihistamine and Allergy Relief 4 mg tablets, Chlorphenamine tablets 4 mg, Allerief 4 mg tablets SPC (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Numark Hayfever Relief 10 mg tablets, Cetirizine Dihydrochloride 10 mg film-coated tablets, Lloyds Pharmacy Hayfever Relief 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (R06AE07 cetirizine) –
Numark Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Superdrug Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Nytol Original 25 mg tablets, Asda Night Time Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Morrisons Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Sleepeaze 25 mg tablets, Tesco Health Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Nytol SPC (R06AA02 diphenhydramine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Nytol liquid Caramel Flavour 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R06AA02 diphenhydramine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Phenergan 10 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (R06AD02 promethazine) –
Phenergan 25 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) Prescription only (POM)
Phenergan 25 mg film-coated tablets (R06AD02 promethazine) With or without prescription
Phenergan 25 mg tablets SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) With or without prescription
Phenergan elixir 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) –
Phenergan Night Time 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) –
Piriteze Allergy tablets SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) –
Piriteze Childrens Hayfever & Allergy 1 mg / ml syrup, Piriteze Allergy 1 mg / ml syrup SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Piriteze Childrens Hayfever & Allergy 1 mg / ml syrup, Piriteze Allergy Relief 1 mg / ml syrup SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Piriteze Hayfever & Allergy 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) –
Promethazine Hydrochloride 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) Prescription only (POM)
Promethazine Hydrochloride 10 mg tablets SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) With or without prescription
Promethazine Hydrochloride 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Promethazine Hydrochloride 25 mg tablets SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) With or without prescription
Roletra 10 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Rupafin 10 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (R06AX28 rupatadine) –
Rupatadine 1 mg / ml oral solution SPC (R06AX28 rupatadine) Prescription only (POM)
Rupatadine 10 mg tablets SPC (R06AX28 rupatadine) Prescription only (POM)
Sominex SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Superdrug Childrens Allergy and Hayfever Relief 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Loratadine 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Bells Healthcare Childrens Allergy Relief 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Telfast 120 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (R06AX26 fexofenadine) –
Telfast 180 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) Prescription only (POM)
Telfast 30 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) Prescription only (POM)
Tesco Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Careway Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride tablets 25 mg, Lunox Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Lloyds Pharmacy Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets SPC (R06AA02 diphenhydramine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Teva Loratadine 10 mg tablets SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Traveleeze 12.5 mg pastilles SPC no longer supplied (R06AE05 meclozine) –
Treathay 120 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) General sale (GSL)
Ultarin 10 mg tablets SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Unicough 14 mg / 135 mg / 1.1 mg in 5 ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied (R06AA52 diphenhydramine, combinations) –
Vallergan 10 mg tablets, Alimemazine Tartrate 10 mg tablets no longer supplied (R06AD01 alimemazine) –
Vallergan 7.5 mg / 5 ml syrup, Alimemazine Tartrate 7.5 mg / 5 ml syrup (R06AD01 alimemazine) Prescription only (POM)
Vertigon 25 mg tablets SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Vividrin Allergy Relief, 10 mg, film-coated tablets SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) –
Wilko Hayfever & Allergy Relief 10 mg film-coated tablets, Bells Healthcare Allergy Relief 10 mg film-coated tablets, Cetirizine Hydrochloride 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) General sale (GSL)
Wilko Hayfever & Allergy Relief, Value Health Hayfever & Allergy Relief, Optipharma Hayfever and Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, the Local Independent Trading Company Ltd Hayfever and Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, the Co-operative Hayfever & Allergy Relief SPC no longer supplied (R06AE07 cetirizine) –
Wilko One A Day Hayfever & Allergy Relief 10 mg Tables, Health Essentials Hayfever & Allergy 10 mg tablets, Bells Healthcare Hayfever & Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, Essential Waitrose Hayfever & Allergy 10 mg tablets, Tesco Health One A Day Hayfever and SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) No prescription needed
Xonvea 10 mg / 10 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (R06AA59 doxylamine, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Xonvea PR 20 mg/20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (R06AA59 doxylamine, combinations) –
Xyzal 0.5 mg / ml oral solution SPC (R06AE09 levocetirizine) Prescription only (POM)
Xyzal 5 mg tablets SPC (R06AE09 levocetirizine) Prescription only (POM)
Zaditen elixir 1.38 mg/5 ml SPC (R06AX17 ketotifen) –
Zaditen tablets 1 mg (R06AX17 ketotifen) Prescription only (POM)
Ziralton Allergy Relief for children 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Numark Allergy Relief for children 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) General sale (GSL)
Zirtek Allergy 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Zirtek Allergy 10 mg tablets (R06AE07 cetirizine) With or without prescription
Zirtek Allergy Relief 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) General sale (GSL)
Zirtek Allergy Relief for children 1 mg/ml oral solution SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) General sale (GSL)
Zirtek Allergy solution 1 mg/ml oral solution SPC (R06AE07 cetirizine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Ziz SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) –
Ziz Extra strength SPC (R06AD02 promethazine) –

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 R06

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