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Ireland· IE-PA-PPA0465/410/001

Nurofen Plus Tablets Ibuprofen 200 mg Codeine Phosphate Hemihydrate 12.8 mg

A codeine and ibuprofen product containing ibuprofen + codeine phosphate hemihydrate, registered in Ireland by PCO Manufacturing Ltd.. The same ATC class is registered in 4 of our 19 countries.

ATC N02AJ08

Checked against HPRA (Ireland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · IEHPRA (Ireland)normalisedNurofen Plus Tablets Ibuprofen 200 mg…ATCN02AJ08REGISTER NO.IE-PA-PPA0465/410/001PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 28, 2026

Where it is registered

Codeine and ibuprofen is registered in 4 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC N02AJ08 (codeine and ibuprofen), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
  • 2 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Codeine and ibuprofen · ATC N02AJ08

4 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Finlandprice
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

The record

At a glance

HPRA (Ireland)
Active substance
Ibuprofen + Codeine phosphate hemihydrate
Manufacturer
PCO Manufacturing Ltd.
Country
Ireland (IE)
ATC code
N02AJ08
ATC class
Codeine and ibuprofen
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
HPRA (Ireland)
Last checked
September 28, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

  • ie_pa_number
    PPA0465/410/001

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

Same medicine, other countries

Codeine and ibuprofen in 5 other countries

What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.

All codeine and ibuprofen products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 13 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Belgium · Brufen
  • Estonia · Brufen Plus
  • Spain · Astefor, Neobrufen
  • Finland · Ardinex
  • France · Antarene Codeine
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Ibuprofen And Codeine The Boots Company, Nurofen
  • Greece · Brufen Plus
  • Italy · Brufecod
  • Luxembourg · Brufen
  • Latvia · Brufen Plus
  • Malta · Nurofen Plus
  • Poland · Nurofen Plus
  • Romania · Biofen Plus, Brufen Plus

Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.

Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of HPRA (Ireland). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.

For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/6b93b945-4f1b-4c6f-b683-759a4bcb8206
GET /v1/drugs/6b93b945-4f1b-4c6f-b683-759a4bcb8206?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.

{
  "form": "Film-coated tablet",
  "routes": [
    "Oral use"
  ],
  "source": "hpra",
  "atc_all": [
    "N02AJ",
    "N02AJ08"
  ],
  "strength": null,
  "pa_number": "PPA0465/410/001",
  "substances": [
    "Ibuprofen",
    "Codeine phosphate hemihydrate"
  ],
  "legal_basis": "Parallel importation notified in accordance with Article 76(3) of Directive 2001/83/EC",
  "market_info": "Unknown",
  "authorised_at": "29/05/2015",
  "dispensing_status": "Product not subject to medical prescription",
  "registration_status": "AU",
  "supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
  "interchangeable_code": null
}

See everything about codeine and ibuprofen.

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.