United Kingdom· GB-APID-17985911000001104
Boots Sore Throat Relief Dual Action 2.4mg lozenges black cherry
A hexylresorcinol product containing hexylresorcinol, registered in United Kingdom by The Boots Company Plc. The same ATC class is registered in 4 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Hexylresorcinol is registered in 4 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC R02AA12 (hexylresorcinol), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: United Kingdom, from NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- 1 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Hexylresorcinol · ATC R02AA12
4 / 19 countries
- Canada
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Hexylresorcinol
- Manufacturer
- The Boots Company Plc
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- R02AA12
- ATC class
- Hexylresorcinol
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- gtin5045095918316
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Hexylresorcinol in 3 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United StatesMUCINEX INSTASOOTHEReckitt Benckiser LLC
- CanadaBRADOSOL LOZENGES EXTRA STRENGTH 3.5MGCOLUMBIA LABORATORIES CANADA INC
- IrelandStrepsils Extra Blackcurrant LozengesReckitt Benckiser Ireland Limited
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 1 EEA country. Names it is sold under:
- Ireland · Strepsils
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/39b92355-a2ac-4262-b77f-ba132e0b2dde GET /v1/drugs/39b92355-a2ac-4262-b77f-ba132e0b2dde?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"apid": "17985911000001104",
"desc": "Boots Sore Throat Relief Dual Action 2.4mg lozenges black cherry (The Boots Company Plc)",
"form": "Lozenge",
"vpid": "4018211000001102",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "776194007",
"strength": "2.4 mg",
"substance": "Hexylresorcinol",
"ingredient": "Hexylresorcinol",
"supplier_code": "7497111000001106"
}See everything about hexylresorcinol.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.