Canada· CA-DIN-02243888
STREPSILS ANAESTHETIC FORMULA
A hexylresorcinol product containing hexylresorcinol, registered in Canada by RB HEALTH (CANADA) INC.. The same ATC class is registered in 4 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Hexylresorcinol is registered in 4 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC R02AA12 (hexylresorcinol), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Canada, from Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
- 1 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Hexylresorcinol · ATC R02AA12
4 / 19 countries
- Canada
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
The record
At a glance
Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)- Active substance
- HEXYLRESORCINOL
- Manufacturer
- RB HEALTH (CANADA) INC.
- Country
- Canada (CA)
- ATC code
- R02AA12
- ATC class
- Hexylresorcinol
- 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.
Same medicine, other countries
Hexylresorcinol in 3 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United StatesMUCINEX INSTASOOTHEReckitt Benckiser LLC
- United KingdomBenylin Sore Throat Honey and Lemon 2.4mg lozengesPfizer Consumer Healthcare Ltd
- IrelandStrepsils Extra Blackcurrant LozengesReckitt Benckiser Ireland Limited
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 2 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Asda Dual Action Honey And Lemon Flavour Throat, Boots Sore Throat Relief Double Action Cherry Flavour
- Ireland · Strepsils
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/d42cbcc7-cc64-4d8a-9ee5-1dfadbd3acb4 GET /v1/drugs/d42cbcc7-cc64-4d8a-9ee5-1dfadbd3acb4?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": "02243888",
"form": "LOZENGE",
"class": "Human",
"routes": [
"ORAL"
],
"source": "health_canada_dpd",
"status": "MARKETED",
"atc_raw": "R02AA12",
"schedule": [
"OTC"
],
"drug_code": "67829",
"strengths": [
"2.4 MG"
],
"ahfs_class": null,
"substances": [
"HEXYLRESORCINOL"
],
"product_categorization": "CAT IV - THROAT LOZENGES"
}See everything about hexylresorcinol.
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.