Medicines containing active substance Guaifenesin
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 44 medicines with the active substance guaifenesin.
- 25 guaifenesin only
- 19 in combination with another substance
- 10 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 7 no longer supplied or not available
Medicines containing only guaifenesin
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Asda Chesty Cough syrup Guaifenesin Cherry Flavour, Careway Cough Expectorant 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Numark Mucus Cough Guaifenesin 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Sainsburys Adult Chesty Cough syrup Guaifenesin 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution, Superdrug C | General sale (GSL) |
| Beechams All-in-one SPC | – |
| Beechams Chesty Cough oral solution SPC | – |
| Beechams Multi-symptom Relief oral solution, Beechams All in One liquid SPC | – |
| Benylin Childrens Chesty Coughs, Calcough Sixplus SPC | – |
| Benylin Mucus Cough Max Honey & Lemon Flavour 100 mg/5 ml syrup SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Benylin Mucus Cough Max Menthol Flavour 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Boots Chesty Cough & Congestion Relief oral solution, Almus Chesty Cough linctus with Decongestant SPC | – |
| Boots Chesty Cough syrup 6 Years + | – |
| Care Chesty Cough 200 mg/15 ml syrup SPC | – |
| Covonia Chesty Cough Anise & Blackcurrant Flavour sugar free syrup SPC | – |
| Covonia Chesty Cough sugar free syrup SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Guaifenesin 200 mg/15 ml syrup SPC | – |
| Hills Balsam Chesty Cough liquid SPC | – |
| Jacksons Extra strength All Fours, Jacksons Max strength Chesty Cough 100 mg / 5 ml oral emulsion SPC | – |
| Jacksons the Original All Fours SPC | – |
| Lemsip Max All in One Lemon powder for oral solution SPC | – |
| Liqufruta Garlic Cough Medicine SPC | – |
| Morrisons All in One Max strength Cold & Flu capsules hard, Boots Ultra Cold and Flu Relief All in One capsules hard, Olbas Max strength All-in-one Cold and Flu capsules, Tesco Health Max strength All-in-one Cold & Flu Relief capsules SPC | – |
| Paracetamol/guaifenesin/phenylephrine HCl Wrafton 500 mg / 200 mg / 10 mg powder for oral solution SPC | – |
| Perrigo Paracetamol Guaifenesin Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 250 mg / 100 mg / 5 mg tablets SPC | – |
| Robitussin Chesty Cough Medicine | – |
| Symptomed Complete 500 mg / 200 mg / 10 mg powder for oral solution SPC | – |
| Lemsip Cough for Chesty Cough 50 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Tixylix Chesty Cough SPC no longer supplied | – |
Combinations with guaifenesin
Medicines with 4 or more active substances
| Medicine | Other active substances | Legal category |
|---|---|---|
| Covonia All-in-one Chesty Cough, Cold & Flu Relief oral solution SPC | Cetylpyridinium chloride, Paracetamol, Phenylephrine hydrochloride | – |
| Galpharm Four in One Flu Relief SPC | Cetylpyridinium chloride, Paracetamol, Phenylephrine hydrochloride | General sale (GSL) |
| Lemsip Max All in One SPC | Cetylpyridinium chloride, Paracetamol, Phenylephrine hydrochloride | – |
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.
- N02BE51 paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics 11 medicines
- R05CA03 guaifenesin 11 medicines
- R01BA52 pseudoephedrine, combinations 3 medicines
- R05CA10 expectorant combinations excluding combinations with cough suppressants 2 medicines
- R05FB Other cough suppressants and expectorants 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.