Medicines containing active substance Diphenhydramine
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 12 medicines with the active substance diphenhydramine.
- 6 diphenhydramine only
- 6 in combination with another substance
- 6 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Medicines containing only diphenhydramine
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Diphenhydramine 50 mg tablets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 25 mg tablets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| EM Pharma Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Numark Night Time Sleep Aid tablets, Paxidorm tablets 25 mg, Oberon Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Aspar Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Histergan tablets, Tor Generics Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Nightaid SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| 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 | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Nytol liquid Caramel Flavour 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| 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 | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
Combinations with diphenhydramine
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Diphenhydramine + Ammonium chloride | |
| Well Pharmaceuticals Dual Action Chesty Cough oral solution, Asda Strong Expectorant Cough liquid, Tesco Chesty Cough linctus, Tesco Dual Action Chesty Cough Relief oral solution, Numark Chesty Cough Expectorant, Lloyds Pharmacy Dual Relief Chesty Cough o | – |
| Diphenhydramine + Dextromethorphan | |
| Covonia Night Time Formula SPC | – |
| Covonia Hot dose Cough & Cold syrup SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Diphenhydramine + Levomenthol | |
| Benylin Chesty Coughs (Original) SPC | – |
| Benylin Childrens Night Coughs SPC | – |
| Diphenhydramine + Paracetamol | |
| Dozol SPC | – |
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.
- R06AA02 diphenhydramine 6 medicines
- R05DA20 opium alkaloids and derivative combination cough suppressants 2 medicines
- R06AA52 diphenhydramine, combinations 2 medicines
- N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics 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.