OTC Analgesics and Compounds
a) Simple Analgesics
| GENERIC | AUS | US | UK | Canada, Sth.A, etc. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acetaminophen = paracetamol M R |
Panadol; Panamax; Dymedon; Tylenol; Tempra; Paralgin | Tylenol; Panadol; Aminophen; Phenaphen; Tenol; Valadol; Valorin;Aceta; Genepap; Panex | Panadol; Medinol; Calpol; Disprol; Paldesic | Atasol; Exdol; Robigesic (Can) |
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| acetaminophen = paracetamol (suppos) |
Panadol suppositories | Acetaminophen Uniserts; Neopap; Suppap; Feverall; Acephen | Alvedon | Abenol | |
| aspirin (ASA) tabs/caps M | Solprin; Disprin; Aspro; Winsprin |
Empirin; Bayer; Norwich; | Aspro; Caprin; Disprin; Phensic | Apo-Asa; Apo-Asen; Riphen | |
| aspirin (ASA) tabs delayed release M | Ecotrin | Easprin; Ecotrin; Halfprin | Caprin; NuSeal's; Disprin CV | Astrin; Ecotrin; Coryphen; Novasen; Triphen; Entrophen (Can) | |
| aspirin (ASA) suppositories M |
- | Aspirin suppos. | Aspirin suppos. | Sal-Adult; Supasa | |
| benorylate | - | Benoral | |||
| aspirin (ASA) buffered M | Bufferin | Magnaprin; Maprin; Cama; Ascriptin; Buffaprin; Bufferin; Buffinol | APF; Bufferin (Can) |
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| caffeine | No Doz; Dynamo; | Caffedrine; NoDoz; Vivarin; Dexitac | |||
| salicylates, choline/ magnesium / sodium | Arthropan; Tricosal, Trilisate; Magan; Mobidin; Doan's | Trilisate; Back-Ese; | |||
| Salsalate M | Disalcid; Amigesic; Diagen; Mono-gesic; Salgesic; Salflex; Salsitab | ||||
| ibuprofen M |
Nurofen; Actiprofen; ACT-3; | Advil; Motrin; Haltran; Trendar | Brufen; Apsifen; Ebufac; Fenbid; Motrin; Paxofen | ||
| naproxen sodium M |
Naprogesic | Aleve | Synflex | Synflex | |
b) OTC Compound Analgesics
NB: Codeine, dihydrocodeine compounds are not be available OTC in some states/countries.| GENERIC | AUS | US | UK | Canada, Sth.A, etc. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acetaminophen + antihistamineª | Panquil; Panadol with Promethazine; Seda-Quell [all promethazine] | Medised [promethazine] | |||
| acetaminophen and caffeine | Summit; Actamin; Aspirin- Free Excedrin | Panadol Extra; Hedex Extra | Exedrin (Can) | ||
| aspirin + antihistamineª | Femigraine [cyclizine] | ||||
| aspirin + caffeine | Anacin; APAC Improved; P-A-C | Anadin; Askit; Toptabs; Phensic | Anacin; Nervine; Instantine; 217 ; C2 buffered(Can) | ||
| aspirin + paracetamol | - | Gemnisyn | Disprin Extra | ||
| aspirin + paracetamol + caffeine | Duradyne; Excedrin; Goody's; Gelpirin; Buffets II | Powerin; Nurse Syke's Powders | Supac; Vanquish | ||
| codeine 7-10mg + aspirin | Aspalgin; Veganin | Aspirin with codeine No1 | Co-codaprin-- Codis 500; Cojene; | ||
| codeine 7-10mg + aspirin + paracetamol | Veganin; | ||||
| codeine 7-10mg + ibuprofen | ACT-3C | Codafen Continus | |||
| codeine 7-10mg + paracetamol | Panadeine; Dymadon Co; Codalgin; Mersyndol Daystrength; Codapane; Codiphen; | Acetaminophen/ Tylenol with codeine (No.1) | Co-codamol 8/500 -- Panadeine; Neurodyne; Paracodol; Parake; Codanin | ||
| codeine 7-10mg + paracetamol + antihistamineª | Mersyndol; Fiorinal; Panadeine Plus; Panalgesic [doxylamine]; Painstop [promethazine] | Syndol [doxylamine]; Migraleve [buclizine]; Propain [diphenhydramine] | |||
| dihydrocodeine + paracetamol | Paramol | ||||
| dihydrocodeine 7.5mg + aspirin | Codox | ||||
Notes
ª = name of antihistamine in brackets.SR = Sustained Release.
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