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Ireland· IE-PA-PA1235/004/002

Paracodin 0.20% w/w Syrup

A dihydrocodeine product containing dihydrocodeine tartrate, registered in Ireland by Teofarma S.R.L.. The same ATC class is registered in 9 of our 19 countries.

ATC N02AA08

Checked against HPRA (Ireland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · IEHPRA (Ireland)normalisedParacodin 0.20% w/w SyrupATCN02AA08REGISTER NO.IE-PA-PA1235/004/002PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 28, 2026

Where it is registered

Dihydrocodeine is registered in 9 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC N02AA08 (dihydrocodeine), each read from that country’s own register.

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

Dihydrocodeine · ATC N02AA08

9 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Czechiaprice
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Switzerlandprice
  • 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
Dihydrocodeine tartrate
Manufacturer
Teofarma S.R.L.
Country
Ireland (IE)
ATC code
N02AA08
ATC class
Dihydrocodeine
Defined daily dose
0.15 g, O
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
HPRA (Ireland)
Last checked
September 28, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

  • ie_pa_number
    PA1235/004/002

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

165 interactions on record for dihydrocodeine.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 16 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

Dihydrocodeine · interactions on record

165 records

  • 16 severe
  • 147 moderate

Most severe, free to view

  • AlvimopanA06AH02severe
  • ChlorphenesinD01AE07severe
  • ChlorphenesinG01AX21severe
  • ProcarbazineL01XB01severe

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

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  • 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

Dihydrocodeine in 9 other countries

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

All dihydrocodeine products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 15 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Codidol Retard, Dehace Retard
  • Belgium · Paracodine
  • Bulgaria · Дхц Енноген
  • Czechia · Dhc Ennogen
  • Germany · Dhc Ennogen, Dihydrocodein Aristo
  • Estonia · Dhc Ennogen
  • Spain · Paracodina, Tosidrin
  • France · Dicodin L.P.
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Df118 Forte, Dhc Continus
  • Hungary · Dhc Continus, Hydrocodin
  • Latvia · Dhc Ennogen
  • Malta · Tosidrin
  • Poland · Dhc Ennogen
  • Romania · Dhc Ennogen
  • Slovakia · Dhc Ennogen

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/acab4bd7-6df9-4a32-92db-f98ecde42c84
GET /v1/drugs/acab4bd7-6df9-4a32-92db-f98ecde42c84?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": "Syrup",
  "routes": [
    "Oral use"
  ],
  "source": "hpra",
  "atc_all": [
    "N02AA",
    "N02AA08"
  ],
  "strength": null,
  "pa_number": "PA1235/004/002",
  "substances": [
    "Dihydrocodeine tartrate"
  ],
  "legal_basis": "Full application (Article 8(3) of Directive No 2001/83/EC)",
  "market_info": "Marketed",
  "authorised_at": "04/10/1991",
  "dispensing_status": "Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)",
  "registration_status": "AU",
  "supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
  "interchangeable_code": null
}

See everything about dihydrocodeine.

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.