Throat lozengers

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  • Updated:3 May 2007
 

02.Results

 

 

 Results tables

 

Ingredients
Medications Other ingredients For colds
Throat lozenges (in alphabetical order within groups) Anaesthetics Painkillers Antibacterials Cough suppressant Eucalyptus oil Menthol Peppermint oil Pectin Echinacea Vitamin C Zinc
Products most likely to relieve a sore throat
Amcal Anti-inflammatory Menthol & Eucalyptus (A) • • •
Cepacol Cough+ Cough Suppressant Lemon • • • •
Cepacol Plus Anaesthetic & Antibacterial Blackcurrant • •
Cepacol Plus Anaesthetic & Antibacterial Original • •
Difflam Anti-inflammatory Anti-bacterial Doublemint (A) • •
Difflam Anti-inflammatory Anti-bacterial Eucalyptus & Menthol (A) • • • •
Difflam Anti-inflammatory Anti-bacterial Honey Lemon (A) • •
Difflam Anti-inflammatory Anti-bacterial Orange (A) • •
Difflam Anti-inflammatory Anti-bacterial Raspberry (A) • •
Difflam Anti-inflammatory with Cough Suppressant Blackcurrant (A) • • •
Lemsip Max Sore Throat Anaesthetic Antibacterial Menthol & Honey • •
Strepfen Anti-inflammatory •
Strepfen Anti-inflammatory Orange (A) •
Strepsils Extra Blackcurrant • •
Strepsils +Plus Anaesthetic • •

Ingredients
Medications Other ingredients For colds
Throat lozenges (in alphabetical order within groups) Anaesthetics Painkillers Antibacterials Cough suppressant Eucalyptus oil Menthol Peppermint oil Pectin Echinacea Vitamin C Zinc
Products least likely to relieve a sore throat
Amcal Echinacea, Zinc + C • • •
Anticol I.C.E. Intense Cooling Effect Eucalyptus & Menthol • •
Anticol Throaties • •
Anticol Vapour Action • • •
Products least likely to relieve a sore throat, continued
Bioglan Therapeutic Throat-Clear Herbal Antibiotic Pastille (A) (B) • • • • •
Blackmores Echinacea Citrus • • •
Butter-Menthol Echinacea • •
Butter-Menthol Honey-Centre • •
Butter-Menthol • •
Cepacol Antibacterial Eucalyptus & Menthol • • •
Cepacol Antibacterial Honey & Lemon •
Cepacol Antibacterial Orange Citrus •
Duro-Tuss Cough Lozenges Lemon (A) • •
Duro-Tuss Cough Lozenges Orange (A) • •
Easeacold Sore Throat + Congestion Natural Antibiotic Pastilles (B) • • • • •
Easeacold Sore Throat + Cough & Congestion Natural Orange (B) •
Fisherman’s Friend Menthol with Aniseed •
Fisherman’s Friend Apple Spice Fruity (A) •
Fisherman’s Friend Super Strong Mint • •
Lemsip First Signs Cold & Flu Citrus • • •
Lemsip Sore Throat Antibacterial Natural Lemon •
Natralia Echinacea with Eucalyptus Oil Flavour (C) •
Robitussin Extra Strength Throat Calmers Menthol Eucalyptus (C) •
Robitussin Honey Cough Natural Cough Drops Herbal Menthol •
Soothers Blackcurrant • • •
Soothers Eucalyptus & Menthol • • •
Soothers Honey & Lemon • • •
Soothers Liquid Centres Lemon & Lime • • •
Soothers Liquid Centres Orange & Mango • • •
Soothers Smoothers Mixed Berry Pectin •
Strepsils Dry Cough •
Strepsils Eucalyptus & Menthol • (C) •
Strepsils Honey & Lemon •
Strepsils Orange •
Strepsils Strawberry (A) •
Strepsils Lemon Flavour (A) •
Strepsils Vitamin C & Zinc, Blackcurrant • •
Strepsils Vitamin C with Echinacea, Honey & Eucalyptus (C) • •
Vicks Blue • •
Vicks Vapodrops Butter Menthol •
Vicks Vapodrops Fresh Peppermint • •
Vicks Vapodrops Original Menthol • •

 

 

 

Table notes
(A) Sugar-free.
(B) Contains herbal ingredients in addition to those listed.
(C) Flavour only.

 

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