Strepsils Honey & Lemon Lozenges

Whenever I have a sore throat or blocked nose generally my first port of call before the doctors is to get a packet of strepsils as I find these generally the best/strongest over the counter medicine you can buy. According to an article I read Strepsils have been in production since 1958, and contain two active ingredients, namely amylmetacresol and 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol. These ingredients are mild antiseptics, which can kill bacteria associated with mouth and throat infections. The article goes on to say though that as indicated on the packet, research has not shown the presence of an ... more

Of late and in this cold weather I have been getting a lot of colds and flu and just bugs in general really. The other night I was at my mates house and as time went on my throat got sorer and sorer to the point it was not only killing me I was losing my voice really badly! I simply felt rough and knew I had a bit of a cold as it was. My mate had a box of these in lemon and honey flavour and me, well I had high hopes for these helping me out as I'd never tried them before and I was really very sore! The Packaging: The box is white and yellow and on the front of the box in black and yellow ... more

As you can tell by my reviews, I literally tried everything I could get my hands on to get rid of the cold that I had and this is yet another thing I bought. To be honest, whenever I get a cold I always buy Strepsils as when I'm finding it hard to breathe they always soothe my throat and make me feel I can get through the day and the best flavour for me is the Honey & Lemon lozenges. I bought a packet of 8 to start me off with and that's all I needed to buy as I had gotten rid of my cold by then but they come in various pack sizes. PACKAGING These Strepsils come in a rectangular shapes box ... more

From time to time I somehow develop a coarse sore throat, most often in winter months which are always a pain. For a slight sore throat I will buy the cheaper and more readily available packs of halls soothers from a corner shop but when I am feeling particularly run down I definitely opt for these packs of strepsils. Last time I got honey and lemon, with a box of 36 lozenges costing me about £3.50 from Boots which isn't half bad considering what they do in terms of pain relief! They are a circular yellow lozenge which contain 2 antiseptic ingredients: 1.2mg of 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol and 0 ... more

I'm currently living at home with my Mum due to circumstances (I have recently had a beautiful baby and am not moving in with my boyfriend just yet). Unfortunately, due to my Mum working in a busy school, she often brings back a sore throat or cough, and due to my anemia (which causes low immunity) I often catch it within a day or two - not great! Last week my Mum was ill with a sore throat and cough, and mid-week, I began feeling quite ill as well - a sore throat, ear ache and I generally felt very un-well. I went to the doctor, who looked at me like an alien and reccomended that I simply ... more