Is YOUR favourite cold and flu remedy now banned in Britain? Full list of 20 products hit by recall

Twenty cold and flu medicines have been pulled from shelves over concerns they could trigger a deadly reaction.

The UK’s medicines watchdog found that the potential risk of taking medicines containing pholcodine outweighs the benefits.

Patients who take the drug within 12 months of being put under general anaesthetic are at an increased risk of suffering anaphylaxis — a deadly reaction.

MailOnline has rounded up all the remedies that will be swept from shelves.

Boots Night Cough Relief Oral Solution

PL Number: PL 00014/0230

Active ingredients: Each 20ml of oral solution contains Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 50 mg, Pholcodine 15 mg.

Also contains: purified water, liquid sugar (sucrose), glycerol (E422), ethanol (4.8 vol %), sodium citrate, citric acid, sodium benzoate (E211), hyetellose, quinoline yellow (E104), patent blue V (E131), flavours (grenadine, containing propylene glycol).

Boots Dry Cough Syrup 6 Years+

PL Number: PL 00014/0523

Active ingredients: Each 5 ml of syrup contains Pholcodine 2 mg

Also contains: purified water, maltitol liquid (E965), glycerol (E422), citric acid, sodium citrate, hyetellose, sodium benzoate (E211), acesulfame potassium, flavours (blackcurrant, vanilla).

Boots Day Cold & Flu Relief Oral Solution

PL Number: PL 00014/0565

Active ingredients: Each 30 ml of oral solution contains Paracetamol 1000 mg, Pholcodine 10 mg, Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 60 mg

Also contains: glycerol (E422), liquid sugar (sucrose), propylene glycol, purified water, liquid glucose, ethanol (4.8 vol %), citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium benzoate (E211), acesulfame potassium, riboflavin sodium phosphate (E101), flavours (peach, pear drop, lime, levomenthol)

Cofsed Linctus

PL Number: PL 00240/0097

Active ingredients: Each 5ml contains Pholcodine monohydrate 5mg, Ephedrine Hydrochloride 8mg, Chlorphenamine Maleate 2mg

Also contains: 76.8mg Ethanol, 250mg Invert Sugar (containing 125mg Fructose and 125mg Glucose), 8.9g Sucrose, 8.65mg Parahydroxybenzoates

Care Pholcodine 5mg/5ml Oral Solution Sugar Free

Care Pholcodine 5mg/5ml Oral Solution Sugar Free (left) and Galenphol Paediatric Linctus (right)

PL Number: PL 00240/0101

Active ingredient: Each 5ml contains pholcodine monohydrate 5mg

Also contains: Ethanol, sodium parahydroxybenzoates (E215, E217, E219), amaranth dye (E123). Alcohol 1.2 vol%

Galenphol Linctus

PL Number: PL 00240/0101

Active ingredient: Pholcodine monohydrate 5.0mg/5ml

Also contains: per 5ml dose: 5.625 Sodium Methyl Parahydroxybenzoate, 0.75mg Sodium Propyl Parahydroxybenzoate, 1.125mg Sodium Ethyl Parahydroxybenzoate, 48mg Ethanol, 0.25mg Amaranth Dye

Galenphol Paediatric Linctus

PL Number: PL 00240/0102

Active ingredient: Pholcodine monohydrate 2.0mg per 5ml

Also contains: Per 10ml dose: 96mg Ethanol, 11.25mg Sodium Methyl, Parahydroxybenzoate, 1.5mg Sodium Propyl Parahydroxybenzoate, 2.25mg Sodium Ethyl Parahydroxybenzoate, 0.25mg Sunset Yellow Dye

Galenphol Strong Linctus

PL Number: PL 00240/0103

Active ingredient: Pholcodine monohydrate BP 10.0mg (Per 5ml Dose)

Also contains: Per 5ml dose: 77mg Ethanol, 5.625mg Sodium Methyl Parahydroxybenzoate, 1.125mg Sodium Ethyl Parahydroxybenzoate, 0.75mg Sodium Propyl Parahydroxybenzoate, 0.1mg Amaranth Dye, 0.5mg Sunset Yellow Dye

Covonia Dry Cough Sugar Free Formula