Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2020 Publisher: The Boots Company PLC, 1 Thane Road West, Nottingham, NG2 3AA
Boots Dry Cough Syrup 6 Years+.
| Pharmaceutical Form |
|---|
|
Syrup. |
Active ingredient, mg/5ml: Pholcodine Ph Eur, 2.0.
Excipients with known effect:
Maltitol liquid
Sodium benzoate (E211)
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Pholcodine |
Pholcodine is an opioid that has been widely used for the treatment of non-productive cough in children and adults. Pholcodine is a cough suppressant with mild sedative but little analgesic activity. Additionally pholcodine is a marker for sensitization to neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) and is intended for use as a diagnostic tool in NMBA-induced anaphylaxis. |
| List of Excipients |
|---|
|
Maltitol liquid |
An amber PET bottle with a child resistant polypropylene cap fitted with an expanded polyethylene liner.
Pack size: 150ml, 100ml.
The Boots Company PLC, 1 Thane Road West, Nottingham, NG2 3AA
PL 00014/0523
16 July 1996
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