United Kingdom· GB-APID-20575811000001104
Boots Cold Sore lotion
A benzyl alcohol product containing benzyl alcohol, registered in United Kingdom by The Boots Company Plc. The same ATC class is registered in 3 of our 19 countries.
Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Benzyl alcohol is registered in 3 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC P03AX06 (benzyl alcohol), 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
Benzyl alcohol · ATC P03AX06
3 / 19 countries
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Benzyl alcohol
- Manufacturer
- The Boots Company Plc
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- P03AX06
- ATC class
- Benzyl alcohol
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- gtin5045092494158
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Benzyl alcohol in 2 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United States0.9% Benzyl Alcohol Solution (Laboratory Use Only)Guangzhou Huanmei Cosmetics Co., Ltd
- GermanyBenzylalkohol Smartpractice EuropeSmartpractice Europe Gmbh
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 2 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Cyprus · Bacteriostatic Water For Injection
- Germany · Benzylalkohol Smartpractice Europe
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/c9788e86-5374-4e5f-96a3-9e5201920f29 GET /v1/drugs/c9788e86-5374-4e5f-96a3-9e5201920f29?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": "20575811000001104",
"desc": "Boots Cold Sore lotion (The Boots Company Plc)",
"form": "Cutaneous liquid",
"vpid": "9552811000001106",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": null,
"strength": "20 mg",
"substance": null,
"ingredient": "Benzyl alcohol",
"supplier_code": "7497111000001106"
}See everything about benzyl alcohol.
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.