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Canada· CA-DIN-02511320

BUCKLEY'S DRY COUGH EXTRA STRENGTH

A dextromethorphan product containing dextromethorphan hydrobromide, registered in Canada by HALEON CANADA ULC. The same ATC class is registered in 17 of our 19 countries.

ATC R05DA09

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Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CAHealth Canada Drug Product Database (Ca…normalisedBUCKLEY'S DRY COUGH EXTRA STRENGTHATCR05DA09REGISTER NO.CA-DIN-02511320PACKS LISTED0CHECKEDOctober 1, 2026

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: Canada, from Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
  • 10 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Dextromethorphan · ATC R05DA09

17 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Spainprice
  • Switzerlandprice
  • United Kingdom
  • United Statesprice
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

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

Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
Active substance
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE
Manufacturer
HALEON CANADA ULC
Country
Canada (CA)
ATC code
R05DA09
ATC class
Dextromethorphan
Defined daily dose
90 mg, O
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
Last checked
October 1, 2026

Packs & prices · 0

No packs listed by the register for this record.

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

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.

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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

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 24 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
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Asda Strong Dry Tickly Cough, Bell's Healthcare Dual Action Dry Cough
  • 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.

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For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/b3ab340a-7cad-4fdd-9a8c-e85ebd1743b6
GET /v1/drugs/b3ab340a-7cad-4fdd-9a8c-e85ebd1743b6?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.

{
  "din": "02511320",
  "form": "SOLUTION",
  "class": "Human",
  "routes": [
    "ORAL"
  ],
  "source": "health_canada_dpd",
  "status": "MARKETED",
  "atc_raw": "R05DA09",
  "schedule": [
    "OTC"
  ],
  "drug_code": "100054",
  "strengths": [
    "15 MG"
  ],
  "ahfs_class": null,
  "substances": [
    "DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE"
  ],
  "product_categorization": null
}

See everything about dextromethorphan.

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.