Patient info

R06AB Substituted alkylamines, systemic antihistamines

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: antihistamines, medicines for allergies

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 11 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Active substance: Chlorphenamine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

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
        1. R06AB Substituted alkylamines, systemic antihistamines 11 medicines
          1. R06AB04 chlorphenamine 11 medicines

10 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Almus Chlorphenamine Maleate 2 mg / 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, Numark Antihistamine and Allergy Relief 2 mg / 5 ml oral soluti SPC (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Chlorphenamine 10 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) Prescription only (POM)
Chlorphenamine 2 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) –
Chlorphenamine 4 mg tablets SPC (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Chlorphenamine 4 mg tablets, Boots Allergy Relief 4 mg tablets, Lloydspharmacy Allergy Relief 4 mg tablets SPC (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Chlorphenamine Elixer 2 mg / 5 ml, Lloydspharmacy Allergy Relief syrup (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) –
Chlorphenamine Maleate 2 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Chlorphenamine Maleate 4 mg SPC (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Hayleve, Chlorphenamine Maleate 4 mg tablets SPC (R06AB04 chlorphenamine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
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)

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 R06AB

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