United Kingdom· GB-APID-4914011000001107

Benylin Dry Coughs 7.5mg/5ml oral solution

A dextromethorphan product containing dextromethorphan, registered in United Kingdom by McNeil Products Ltd. The same ATC class is registered in 17 of our 19 countries.

ATC R05DA09

Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on September 13, 2026

Informational only — not a medical device.

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Where it is registered

Dextromethorphan is registered in 17 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC R05DA09 (dextromethorphan), each read from that country’s own register.

This record: United Kingdom, from NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
10 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

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Dextromethorphan · ATC R05DA09

17 / 19 countries

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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.

Price per daily dose

What a daily dose of dextromethorphan costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (90 mg), the median price runs from $0.49 in France to $2.34 in Switzerland — a ×4.8 gap.

3 markets with a comparable price for this class
Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail

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Dextromethorphan · price per daily dose (90 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

CH Switzerland$2.34
US United States$0.73 (acquisition cost)
FR France$0.49

Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. US = pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not a retail price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)

Active substance: Dextromethorphan
Manufacturer: McNeil Products Ltd
Country: United Kingdom (GB)
ATC code: R05DA09
ATC class: Dextromethorphan
Defined daily dose: 90 mg, O
Reimbursed: Not published by this register
Source register: NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
Last checked: September 13, 2026

Packs & prices · 2

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Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

353 interactions on record for dextromethorphan.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 45 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
The source, licence and sync date on every record
Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan

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Dextromethorphan · interactions on record

353 records

45 severe
269 moderate
2 minor
31 info

Most severe, free to view

OndansetronA04AA01severe
GranisetronA04AA02severe
DolasetronA04AA04severe
PalonosetronA04AA05severe

6 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.

Interaction severity from DDInter 2.0 (Xiong G. et al., Nucleic Acids Res.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for non-commercial use only; not covered by the Drug Database commercial licence.

Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check

Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

Same medicine, other countries

Dextromethorphan in 15 other countries

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

All dextromethorphan products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 23 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

Austria · Easybronchial Stop Forte, Easybronchial Stop Junior
Belgium · Acatar Mono, Bisolvon Droge Hoest
Bulgaria · Демефан, Динарекс
Cyprus · Diacol, Medorphan
Czechia · Dextromethorphan Nutra Essential, Robitussin Antitussicum Na Suchý Dráždivý Kašel
Germany · Dextro, Hustenstiller
Denmark · Dexofan
Estonia · Dinarex
Spain · Bicasan, Bisolvon Antitusivo
Finland · Resilar, Rometor
France · Biocadextro Adultes Sans Sucre, Dextromethorphane Sans Sucre, Édulcorée Au Maltitol Liquide Et À La Saccharine Sodique Biogaran
Hungary · Meddex Méz Ízű, Rhinathiol Köhögéscsillapító Felnőtteknek
Ireland · Benylin Non-Drowsy Dry Coughs, Robitussin Dry Cough
Iceland · Dexól, Dinarex
Italy · Aricodiltosse, Bechilar
Luxembourg · Acatar Mono, Bisolvon Toux Sèche
Latvia · Dinarex
Malta · Benylin Non-Drowsy Dry Coughs, Diacol
Netherlands · Daro Retard, Tussipect
Poland · Acodin, Inovox Na Kaszel Smak Miodowo-Cytrynowy
Portugal · Benflux Tosse Seca, Bisoltussin
Romania · Robitussin Antitussicum Pentru Tuse Uscată, Robitussin Junior Pentru Tuse Uscată
Slovakia · Dextromethorphan Nutra Essential, Dinarex

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 NHS dm+d (United Kingdom). 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/a8d48943-fef8-4a77-acf6-073a2a4a4a09
GET /v1/drugs/a8d48943-fef8-4a77-acf6-073a2a4a4a09?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": "4914011000001107",
  "desc": "Benylin Dry Coughs 7.5mg/5ml oral solution (McNeil Products Ltd)",
  "form": "Oral solution",
  "vpid": "4932011000001106",
  "source": "dmd",
  "vtm_id": "773459001",
  "strength": "1.5 mg",
  "substance": "Dextromethorphan",
  "ingredient": "Dextromethorphan hydrobromide",
  "supplier_code": "8989711000001108"
}

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