Lockets Honey & Lemon Lozenges, 5 x 41g

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Of course, keeping your fluids up and drinking warm drinks like honey and lemon can help to soothe your throat, but there’s nothing quite like a lozenge to help to alleviate your painful symptoms and to make your sore throat feel a little better. The safety of menthol cough drops during pregnancy isn’t known. You should talk with a healthcare professional before taking menthol cough drops while you’re pregnant. Sugar-related symptoms Spechler SJ. Barrett esophagus and risk of esophageal cancer: a clinical review. JAMA. 2013;310(6):627. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.226450

Covonia is a particularly great lozenge brand if you’re looking for a great option not only to help you with a sore throat but also to help clear congestion at the same time. It has a distinctive warming flavour and helps to clear your airways, soothing your mouth and throat. The double action lozenges come in a standard variation, a 30g variation, or a sugar-free variation too: If you’re worried about overdosing, look for cough drops that don’t contain menthol. Talk with a pharmacist or healthcare professional about what cough drops are best for you. If you’re worried about overdosing, follow the dosage on the label or avoid menthol lozenges completely.Commisso A, Lim F. Lifestyle modifications in adults and older adults with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease(Gerd). Critical Care Nursing Quarterly. 2019;42(1):64-74. doi:10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000239 You’ll probably experience some indigestion or a stomach ache before more serious symptoms of overdosing on cough drops occur. But it would take rapid ingestion, which would likely first cause other health risks, such as choking and nausea. If you’re taking cough drops for a sore throat or cough and your symptoms don’t improve within 7 days or get worse, see a healthcare professional.

Temperature – if they have a fever and display other symptoms of a sore throat, it could be a sign of a throat infection Some people love the sweet taste and calming effects of cough drops and may want to take them even when they don’t have a cough. But eating more than the recommended amount of cough drops — or anything for that matter — can result in a few unwanted symptoms. How many cough drops is too many? CALPOL ® Infant Original Suspension, CALPOL ® Infant Suspension Sachets, CALPOL ® Sugar Free Infant Suspension, CALPOL ® Sugar Free Infant Suspension Sachets and CALPOL ® Infant Sugar Free Colour Free 120mg/5ml Oral Suspension contain paracetamol, can be used in infants from 2 months old (weighing over 4kg and not premature). For pain and fever. CALPOL ® SIXPLUS™ Suspension, CALPOL ® SIXPLUS™ Sugar Free Suspension and CALPOL ® SIXPLUS™ Fastmelts contain paracetamol,can be used in children from 6 years old. For pain and fever. CALPROFEN ® Ibuprofen Suspension contains ibuprofen, can be used in infants from 3 months old (weighing over 5Kg). For pain and fever. CALCOUGH ® Infant Syrup contains glycerol, can be used in infants from 3 months old. For dry cough. CALCOUGH ® Children's Syrup, can be used in children over one year old. For cough.CALGEL ® Teething Gel contains an anaesthetic and antiseptic, can be used in infants from 5 months. For short- term use of no more than 7 days, where non-medicinal methods have not provided relief. Always read the label. Other cough drop brands don’t contain any medication. They use pectin and honey to coat and calm your throat. Evidently, there are a number of different high-quality lozenges brands available in the UK market, each with a range of products that will soothe your sore throat regardless of what your focus may be - simply to soothe, to help your pain, to get rid of irritation or to clear mouth infections.Kohata Y, Fujiwara Y, Watanabe T, et al. Long-term benefits of smoking cessation on gastroesophageal reflux disease and health-related quality of life. PLOS ONE. 2016;11(2):e0147860. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147860 Sugar-free varieties of cough drops are available, but eating too many of them can have a laxative effect. This is especially true for cough drops that contain a sugar substitute known as sorbitol. Kanezaki M, et al. (2017). Effect of the cooling sensation induced by olfactory stimulation by L-menthol on dyspnoea: A pilot study. Strep Throat – this is a bacterial throat infection, which is a less common cause of throat pain or throat infection

Chloralieve lozenges contain two types of antiseptics and Lidocaine Hydrochloride, a local anaesthetic for the throat that provides targeted relief for the symptoms of a sore throat. Chloralieve lozenges are suitable for sore throat relief in adults and children over the age of 12 years old.Dawn says: “Start with cool drinks – though not ice cold – and plain, soft foods. If they’re breast or bottle feeding, you might need to do smaller feeds more often. But in general, keep fluids up, give them plenty of rest and try paracetamol if they’re uncomfortable.” This content was written by healthcare professional Dawn Kelly in 2020. She was paid for her time but does not endorse CALPOL ® Products. There’s no standard limit to how many cough lozenges can be consumed. This is largely due to the amount of active ingredient variation between brands.