Medicines containing active substance Codeine
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 26 medicines with the active substance codeine.
- 20 codeine only
- 6 in combination with another substance
- 1 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 10 prescription only (POM)
- 14 codeine only, controlled drugs (Schedules 5 and 2)
- 6 no longer supplied or not available
Medicines containing only codeine
Combinations with codeine
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Codeine + Aspirin | |
| Codis 500 SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Codeine + Buclizine + Paracetamol | |
| Migraleve Pink SPC | – |
| Codeine + Guaiacol | |
| Pulmo Bailly SPC | – |
| Codeine + Ibuprofen | |
| Ibuprofen and Codeine 200 mg / 12.8 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Nurofen Plus SPC | – |
| Solpadeine Migraine Ibuprofen & Codeine tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
ATC groups
The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.
- R05DA04 codeine 15 medicines
- N02AJ08 codeine and ibuprofen 3 medicines
- N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics 3 medicines
- N02AJ07 codeine and acetylsalicylic acid 1 medicine
Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.
