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R06AX Other antihistamines for systemic use

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

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 64 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  1. R Respiratory system drugs 808 medicines
    1. R06 Antihistamines for systemic use 171 medicines
      1. R06A Antihistamines for systemic use 171 medicines
        1. R06AX Other antihistamines for systemic use 64 medicines
          1. R06AX02 cyproheptadine 1 medicine
          2. R06AX07 triprolidine 1 medicine
          3. R06AX13 loratadine 22 medicines
          4. R06AX17 ketotifen 2 medicines
          5. R06AX18 acrivastine 3 medicines
          6. R06AX25 mizolastine 1 medicine
          7. R06AX26 fexofenadine 13 medicines
          8. R06AX27 desloratadine 14 medicines
          9. R06AX28 rupatadine 3 medicines
          10. R06AX29 bilastine 4 medicines

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

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Acrivastine 8 mg capsules hard SPC (R06AX18 acrivastine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Aerius SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) –
Allevia 120 mg tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) General sale (GSL)
Allevia Hives 180 mg tablets (R06AX26 fexofenadine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Almerg 180 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) –
Azomyr SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) –
Bells Healthcare One-a-day Hayfever & Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, Loratadine 10 mg tablets, Tesco Health One-a-day Hayfever & Allergy Relief 10 mg tablets, Haylief Hayfever & Allergy 10 mg tablets, Lloyds Pharmacy One A Day Allergy & Hayfever Relief 10 SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Benadryl Allergy Relief SPC (R06AX18 acrivastine) No prescription needed
Bilastine 20 mg tablets SPC (R06AX29 bilastine) Prescription only (POM)
Boots Childrens Hayfever & Allergy Relief 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution,Loratadine 5 mg / 5 ml syrup SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Brown & Burk Allergy Relief 8 mg capsules hard SPC (R06AX18 acrivastine) –
Brown & Burk once-a-day Hayfever & Allergy 10 mg tablets SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) General sale (GSL)
Clarityn Allergy 1 mg / ml syrup SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Clarityn Allergy 10 mg tablets SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) No prescription needed
Clarityn Rapide Allergy 10 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride 4 mg tablets, Periactin 4 mg tablets SPC (R06AX02 cyproheptadine) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Dasselta 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) –
Desloratadine 0.5 mg / ml oral solution SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) Prescription only (POM)
Desloratadine 2.5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) –
Desloratadine 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) Prescription only (POM)
Desloratadine 5 mg orodispersible tablets SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) Prescription only (POM)
Desloratadine Actavis SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) –
Desloratadine Glenmark 5 mg tablets SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) Prescription only (POM)
Desloratadine Mylan 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) Prescription only (POM)
Desloratadine ratiopharm SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) –
Desloratadine Teva SPC (R06AX27 desloratadine) –
Fexofenadine 180 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) With or without prescription
Fexofenadine Cipla 120 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) Prescription only (POM)
Fexofenadine Cipla 180 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) Prescription only (POM)
Fexofenadine Hydrochloride 120 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) With or without prescription
Fexofenadine Hydrochloride 180 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) With or without prescription
Ilaxten 10 mg orodispersible tablets SPC no longer supplied (R06AX29 bilastine) –
Ilaxten 2.5 mg/ml oral solution no longer supplied (R06AX29 bilastine) –
Ilaxten 20 mg tablets SPC (R06AX29 bilastine) Prescription only (POM)
Lorapaed Allergy Relief 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) General sale (GSL)
Loratadine 10 mg Allergy Relief film-coated tablets (R06AX13 loratadine) With or without prescription
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)
Mizollen 10 mg modified-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (R06AX25 mizolastine) –
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)
PIRILIEVE HAYFEVER RELIEF 120MG FILM-COATED TABLETS (R06AX26 fexofenadine) General sale (GSL)
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)
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)
Teva Loratadine 10 mg tablets SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) –
Treathay 120 mg film-coated tablets SPC (R06AX26 fexofenadine) General sale (GSL)
Ultarin 10 mg tablets SPC (R06AX13 loratadine) –
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
Zaditen elixir 1.38 mg/5 ml SPC (R06AX17 ketotifen) –
Zaditen tablets 1 mg (R06AX17 ketotifen) Prescription only (POM)

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 R06AX

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