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

Twenty cold and flu medications have been pulled from shelves over concerns that they could cause a deadly reaction.

The British medicines watchdog found that the potential risk of taking medicines containing pholcodine outweighs the benefits.

Patients who take the drug within 12 months of general anesthesia are at increased risk of anaphylaxis – a deadly reaction.

MailOnline has collected all the remedies that are being swept off the shelves.

Boots Night Cough Relief Oral Solution

PL number: PL 00014/0230

Active ingredients: Each 20 ml 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), flavors (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, flavors (blackcurrant, vanilla).

Boots Day Cold & Flu Relief Oral Solution

PL number: PL 00014/0565

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

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), flavors (peach , pear drop, lime, levomenthol)

Chosen Linctus

PL number: PL 00240/0097

Active ingredients: Each 5ml contains pholcodine monohydrate 5mg, ephedrine hydrochloride 8mg, chlorphenamine maleate 2mg

Also contains: 76.8 mg ethanol, 250 mg invert sugar (containing 125 mg fructose and 125 mg glucose), 8.9 g sucrose, 8.65 mg parahydroxybenzoates

Care Pholcodine 5mg/5ml Oral Solution Sugar Free

PL number: PL 00240/0101

active ingredient: Each 5 ml contains pholcodine monohydrate 5 mg

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

Galenhol Lincoln

PL number: PL 00240/0101

active ingredient: Pholcodine monohydrate 5.0 mg/5 ml

Also contains: per dose of 5 ml: 5.625 sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate, 0.75 mg sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate, 1.125 mg sodium ethyl parahydroxybenzoate, 48 mg ethanol, 0.25 mg amaranth dye

Galenphol Pediatric Linctus

PL number: PL 00240/0102

active ingredient: Pholcodine monohydrate 2.0 mg per 5 ml

Also contains: Per 10 ml dose: 96 mg ethanol, 11.25 mg sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate, 1.5 mg sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate, 2.25 mg sodium ethyl parahydroxybenzoate, 0.25 mg sunset yellow dye

Galenphol Strong Linctus

PL number: PL 00240/0103

active ingredient: Pholcodine Monohydrate BP 10.0 mg (per 5 ml dose)

Also contains: Per dose of 5 ml: 77 mg ethanol, 5.625 mg sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate, 1.125 mg sodium ethyl parahydroxybenzoate, 0.75 mg sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate, 0.1 mg amaranth dye, 0.5 mg sunset yellow dye

Covonia dry cough sugar free formula

PL number: PL 00240/0353

active ingredient: Pholcodine 5 mg per 5 ml

Also contains: citric acid monohydrate (E330), sodium methyl, ethyl, propyl parahydroxybenzoates (E215, E217, E219), glycerol (E422), sodium saccharin, xanthan gum (E415), caramel (E150), cough mixture flavor (contains propylene glycol), and purified water

pholcodine Linctus Bells Healthcare 5 mg per 5 ml oral solution

PL number: PL 03105/0059

active ingredient: Pholcodine 5 mg per 5 ml

Also contains: Sucrose, Ethanol, E123, E219 and E110

Numark Pholcodine 5mg per 5ml Oral Solution

PL number: PL 03105/0059

active ingredient: Pholcodine 5 mg per 5 ml

Also contains: Pholcodine 5 mg per 5 ml, sucrose, ethanol, chloroform, glycerol E422, citric acid E330, amaranth E123, sunset yellow E110, methyl hydroxybenzoate E219, quinoline yellow E104 and purified water

Well Pharmaceuticals Pholcodine 5mg per 5ml Oral Solution

PL number: PL 03105/0059

active ingredient: Pholcodine 5 mg per 5 ml

Also contains: Pholcodine 5 mg per 5 ml, sucrose, ethanol, chloroform, glycerol E422, citric acid E330, amaranth E123, sunset yellow E110, methyl hydroxybenzoate E219, quinoline yellow E104 and purified water

Superdrug Pholcodine Linctus BP

PL number: PL 03105/0059

active ingredient: Pholcodine 5 mg per 5 ml

Also contains: Pholcodine 5 mg per 5 ml, sucrose, ethanol, chloroform, glycerol E422, citric acid E330, amaranth E123, sunset yellow E110, methyl hydroxybenzoate E219, quinoline yellow E104 and purified water

Strong Pholcodine Linctus BP

PL number: PL 03105/0060

active ingredient: Each 5 ml contains Pholcodine BP 10 mg

Also contains: Ethanol 59.21 mg/5 ml, Maltitol liquid 1000 mg/5 ml, Sodium benzoate (E211) 6 mg/5 ml, Sodium 2.94 mg/5 ml

Pholcodine Linctus BP

PL number: PL 04917/0002

active ingredient: 5 mg of the active Pholcodine BP

Also contains: Sunset yellow (E110) and sorbitol (E420)

Strong Pholcodine Linctus BP

PL number: PL 04917/0005

active ingredient: Pholcodine BP 10mg/5ml

Also contains: Citric Acid Monohydrate, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Glycerol, Sodium Benzoate (E211), Sodium Saccharin, Hydrogenated Glucose Syrup (E965), Ethanol, Raspberry/Cola Flavor and Purified Water

Pholcodine Linctus

PL number: PL 12965/0030

active ingredient: Pholcodine monohydrate 5.0 mg/5 ml

Also contains: Per 5 ml dose: 4 g sucrose, 270 mg ethanol, 0.0525 mg amaranth dye, 0.0525 mg sunset yellow dye

Capsules for day and night nurses

PL number: PL 44673/0068

Day capsules active ingredient: Per capsule: Paracetamol 500 mg, Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 30 mg, Pholcodine 5 mg

Night capsules active ingredient: Per capsule: Paracetamol 500 mg, Promethazine hydrochloride 10 mg, Dextromethorphan hydrobromide 7.5 mg

Day Care Capsules

PL number: PL 44673/0069

active ingredient: Per capsule: Paracetamol 500 mg, Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 30 mg, Pholcodine 5 mg

Day nurse

PL number: PL 44673/0075

active ingredient: Per 30ml: Paracetamol 500mg, Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 30mg, Pholcodine 5mg