Medicines containing active substance Pholcodine
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 13 medicines with the active substance pholcodine.
- 11 pholcodine only
- 2 in combination with another substance
- 1 pholcodine only, controlled drug (Schedule 5)
- 3 no longer supplied or not available
Medicines containing only pholcodine
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Boots dry Cough syrup 6 Years + SPC | – |
| Cofsed paediatric Pholcodine 2 mg / 5 ml oral liquid, Galenphol paediatric linctus | – |
| Covonia dry Cough sugar free Formula | – |
| Galenphol linctus, Care Pholcodine 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution sugar free | – |
| Galenphol Strong linctus SPC | – |
| Hills Balsam dry Cough liquid | – |
| Pholcodine 5 mg per 5 ml oral solution, Pholcodine linctus 5 mg per 5 ml oral solution, Pholcodine linctus Bells Healthcare 5 mg per 5 ml oral solution SPC | – |
| Pholcodine linctus SPC | – |
| Pholcodine linctus BP SPC | – |
| Strong Pholcodine linctus BP SPC | – |
| Tixylix dry Cough SPC no longer supplied | – |
Combinations with pholcodine
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Pholcodine + Paracetamol + Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride | |
| Boots Day Cold & Flu Relief oral solution, Almus Cold and Flu Day liquid SPC no longer supplied | – |
Medicines with 4 or more active substances
| Medicine | Other active substances | Legal category |
|---|---|---|
| Fedril Night Cold and Flu oral solution, Care Night Cold & Flu Relief oral solution, Lloyds Pharmacy Night Cold and Flu oral solution, Boots Night Cold & Flu Relief oral solution, Well Pharmaceuticals Night Cold & Flu oral solution, Numark Night Cold and SPC no longer supplied | Diphenhydramine hydrochloride, Paracetamol, Pseudoephedrine 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 2 medicines
- R05DA08 pholcodine 2 medicines
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.