ATC RRespiratory systemWHO

Breathing, airways, allergiesand cough

1 285 medicines · 133 active substances · from the AEMPS (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios) — CIMA — Centro de Información online de Medicamentos

Counted from the register

The group in figures

  • 1 285products listed in the register
  • 29%without prescription (375)
  • 303combination products — more than one substance

What the group contains

Anatomical main group R of the WHO ATC classification: “Respiratory system”. US records carry no ATC code: a product is here because the FDA pharmacologic class on its record maps to this group — not because of any judgement about who it is for.

207 marketing authorisation holders

  • R03 423
  • R06 358
  • R05 237
  • R01 124
  • R02 97
  • R07 46

ATC subgroups by code; their names are at the WHO index.

Source: AEMPS (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios) — CIMA — Centro de Información online de Medicamentos, 2026-09-30. Counts computed by Mediclarum from that file.

The most common
substances

FLUTICASONAMONTELUKASTEBASTINA13110373

never combined
in one product

Each number is how many products in the register contain that substance.

Active substances in this group

Commonest first, by number of products in the register. Select one to see every product that contains it.

  1. 01Montelukast103 productsprescription only
  2. 02Ebastina71 products8 OTC
  3. 03Bilastina65 products12 OTC
  4. 04Salmeterol + fluticasona61 productsprescription only
  5. 05Acetilcisteína58 products23 OTC
  6. 06Desloratadina54 products2 OTC
  7. 07Fluticasona41 products1 OTC
  8. 08Cetirizina38 products2 OTC
  9. 09Dextrometorfano32 products32 OTC
  10. 10Budesonida28 products1 OTC
  11. 11Rupatadina28 products1 OTC
  12. 12Ambroxol24 products18 OTC
  13. 13Levocetirizina22 productsprescription only
  14. 14Loratadina22 products2 OTC
  15. 15Oximetazolina22 products21 OTC
  16. 16Carbocisteína21 products14 OTC
  17. 17Flurbiprofeno21 products21 OTC
  18. 18Budesonida + formoterol20 productsprescription only
  19. 19Mometasona20 productsprescription only
  20. 20Clorhexidina + benzocaína18 products18 OTC
  21. 21Hedera helix 17 products17 OTC
  22. 22Doxilamina16 products15 OTC
  23. 23Beclometasona + formoterol15 productsprescription only
  24. 24Ivacaftor15 productsprescription only
  25. 25Oxido nitrico15 productsprescription only
  26. 26Salbutamol15 productsprescription only
  27. 27Alcohol diclorobencílico + amilmetacresol13 products13 OTC
  28. 28Bencidamina13 products13 OTC
  29. 29Fluticasona + azelastina12 productsprescription only
  30. 30Indacaterol12 productsprescription only
  31. 31Dimenhidrinato11 products11 OTC
  32. 32Fluticasona + vilanterol11 productsprescription only
  33. 33Cloperastina10 products10 OTC
  34. 34Beclometasona9 productsprescription only
  35. 35Bromuro ipratropio9 productsprescription only
  36. 36Omalizumab9 productsprescription only
  37. 37Salmeterol9 productsprescription only
  38. 38Roflumilast8 productsprescription only
  39. 39Umeclidinio + vilanterol8 productsprescription only
  40. 40Alcohol diclorobencílico + amilmetacresol + lidocaína7 products7 OTC
  41. 41Formoterol7 productsprescription only
  42. 42Indacaterol + glicopirronio7 productsprescription only
  43. 43Multicomponente7 products3 OTC
  44. 44Tiotropio7 productsprescription only
  45. 45Benzocaína + clorhexidina + enoxolona6 products6 OTC
  46. 46Clorhexidina + lidocaína6 products6 OTC
  47. 47Codeína6 productsprescription only
  48. 48Indacaterol + mometasona6 productsprescription only

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How this group is made

Each product is placed by the ATC code in its national register record (Bulgaria) or by the pharmacologic class the FDA assigned it (United States). Products without either are in no group rather than in a plausible one.

A group is not a diagnosis. Medicines are grouped by the class the regulator gave them. Which one suits you depends on things this page cannot know — ask a pharmacist or doctor.