Best Throat & Cough Medicines

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LauVVIC18 posts
 

Quick and easy – I have always suffered from sore throats till I found Betadine sore throat gargle. The pain disappears and makes swallowing easier. Great product Show details

Jamie5 posts
 

Doesn’t work – After taking these capsules for 5 days as per directions on the bottle, I have coughed more than I have in the last 18 months. Don’t waste your $$$, didn’t work for me unfortunately. Show details

Blackmores Kaloba

Blackmores Kaloba

4.9 Summary
Avinash MVIC37 posts
 

Best cough suppressant out there – After trying everything on the pharmacy shelf, this was quite literally the only thing that worked in terms of giving me some short-term relief. This… Read more

is 100 times better than all the well-known cough medicines which I tried in vane, not to mention wasted money on.

Vicks VapoRub Jar

Vicks VapoRub Jar

4.9 Summary
Hannah H.13 posts
 

A good to go pain relief – Really helpful, I always use this when I have headache and running nose convenient to use. Show details

Missmushy3 posts
 

The taste was herbs with a hint of sweetness, didn't mind the taste. (As for marshmallows it's not marshmallows but a plant root not related to… Read more

marshmallows yeah) My cough did disappear with in less than 48hrs. The down side I still had flem in my lungs/chest. Unable to cough up flem as I could no longer cough naturally my lungs,back and kidneys paid the price as I could could no longer cough up flem to clear my chest and was painful. I WOULD NOT ADVISE anyone with asthma or bronchitis to take this.

BioCeuticals ArmaForce

BioCeuticals ArmaForce

2.0 Summary
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remWA
 

Please be mindful that this drug as well as others contains a harmful ingredient called Andrographis paniculata. I have used this for at least a year… Read more

and then suddenly had an anaphylactic reaction that sent me to hospital. Please do not use this as well as other medications with that ingredient and find safer alternatives.

BioCeuticals
BioCeuticals    

Hi Rem, the health and safety of everyone who uses… Read more

Unhappy
 

I have small arthritic hands & find this almost impossible to use so can't tell if it actually works or not. For me, it's useless. Show details

RoyKNSW25 posts
 

It did NOTTTHING for me!!! What a waste of money!! Show details

Anticol Lozenges X 10

Anticol Lozenges X 10

2.9 Summary
Tony T.SA11 posts
 

I am sick and tired of being ripped off on a constant basis. So many times i have advised them about their quality control. I keep getting packs with… Read more

1 or 2 short lozenges. When there is only 10 of them and you end up with just a chip of one or even half of one. Why doesn't their machinery and sensors pick up these part lozenges? This week i had a pack with 3 lozenges in the same pack that were about 1/4 to 1/3 size. That means i only got 7 lozenges and a few chips out of 10. When we used to pay only $2 for a pack of 3 well it didn't hurt the wallet as much as it does now. Each shopping trip i pick up 4 packs of 3 that is 2 x Anticol and 2 x Butter Menthol for a total of about $28 ($6.98 per pack) It works out close to 25cents a lozenge and when you end up missing 10 in total from these packs each time that can be $2.50 each week we get them... Doesn't sound like much but it adds up... That can be as much as $130 a year. Some times its just screwed up paper in place of a lozenge. The two below came out in the last 5 lozenges of a pack and there was also one that was the third one in. Didn't have that one cause i was out at the time and i tossed the chip bit away. So to my surprise another two in the same pack. I am mising around 10-15% of my lozenges each time i buy the things. How many other people out there are finding the same thing...missing lozenges or part lozenges? Let's stand up and let them know.

Nestle
Nestle    

Hi Tony, we really appreciate the time you’ve taken to… Read more

Bioglan Throat Clear

Bioglan Throat Clear

3.0 Summary
BlabbermouthWestern Australia4 posts
 

Can't stand the taste – Maybe people who are more used to herbal type products aren't as phased but personally I think these might be the worst tasting lozenges I have ever… Read more

had. I can't even have one in my mouth long enough to report on the effectiveness because of how bad they taste. Just a warning for anyone who hasn't tried these sort of products before.

9innosi15 posts
 

Fast relief – It's a great product. It really help to relief dry cough temporarily. At least it works for me. Can take several lozenges per day so it can pretty… Read more

much cover you whole day, which includes the most important period (in my opinion) of your recovery which is during night sleep. Fast relief, can cover whole day

Carmel RQLD
 

I have been buying gummies since they came on the market. Great for dry mouth , kept 3/4 in my pocket to suck when my mouth became dry. I have a… Read more

damaged voice box depended on them during physical exercises. Do not buy other butter menthols , gummies last longer and serve the purpose. They are the best.

SundarNSW
 

Waste of money, Zero effect against cough. Don't buy and waste your money. Show details

Joan Shute
 

Ecinacea and the cough congestion are great – I get a real benefit from the ecinacea butter menthols and the cough and congestion butter menthols. I haven't seen the ginseng butter menthols here… Read more

in the west. I am often allergic to cough medication. They really work on my sinuses and whole respitary system. I'm really worried that I wont be able to find them in stores now that winter has arrived. Taste not too sweet. Smooth to the tongue. The ecinacea and congestion butter menthol losenges make me feel better.! Not often found in supermarkets'

paulneriACT83 posts
 

They work where all else failed. I have the flu. I've been surviving on 2-3 hours sleep each night for the past 7 days. I find it near impossible to… Read more

sleep due to a non-stop cough. I bought some over-the-counter cough (liquid) medicine with an impressive-sounding brand name because, well, cough medicine in liquid form is the traditional way to take cough medicine and lozenges are little more than lollies really but as an afterthought I bought some anyway. How wrong was I. The liquid medicine seemed to do nothing and as I was lying there wracked with coughing I thought why not try "the strepsils" and, I'm not exaggerating, I seemed to have noticed an instant effect. The regularity of the coughing spasms diminished to the point where sleep could intervene. I was a very happy chappie I can tell you. Anyway...see how I go tonight. The problem is I want to keep gobbling the things as they seem to work but the manufacturer's recommendation is only three per day.

sorepissthroat
 

Smells like p*ss. Taste like dishwashing detergent. Thought I was grabbing strepsil but grabbed by mistake. Show details

Duro-Tuss Cough Liquid

Duro-Tuss Cough Liquid

1.7 Summary
netorius77WA2 posts
 

This is useless - seems like a herbal remedy. There are many better products out there, but this was recommended by the pharmacist at Chemist… Read more

Warehouse - possibly the markup is better for them but will not buy again. Looking carefully at the small print the bottle states "Marshmallow has been traditionally used in western herbal medicine" Waste of time

Mark M.VIC172 posts
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Review Of Chesty cough Tablets – Been using this Cough Tablets To Help my Chesty cough really good product Highy recommend it to anyone who Suffers a Chesty Cough including my family and sisters May get more once I run out

jt375 posts
 

Can't live without it when you feel a cold coming on – These Butter Menthol and Echinacea First Signs are exactly that, soon as you feel a cold coming on, if you have a touch of a sore throat, a tickle in… Read more

the throat, take 3 or 4 of these for the next few days, they work every time for me and I never get a cold. They are a great safe remedy.... They work and I never get a cold Hard to find in the shops

Nyal Bronchitis

Nyal Bronchitis

3.2 Summary
C JonesNSW13 posts
 

Revolting taste – Very strong, very revolting flavour that lingers. Tastes like something poisonous. I don’t know if it works because I couldn’t take more than one dose. I would not use again or recommend. Show details

Karl B.QLD16 posts
 

Lozenges are smaller – The lozenges are much smaller in size while the price has increased. Very disappointing! Show details

Jaclyn P.QLD13 posts
 

This product is a 2 tablets x twice a day for 2 days. I started taking a couple of days after noticing a small mouth ulcer forming ( matchhead… Read more

size). I have now finished the course ( and the prepacked dose) and the pain and irritation has almost completely subsided. I developed a lot of mouth ulcers since childhood and have tried many products, so far, this is the only one that has shown any improvement. I will purchase again - it cost $10 at Chemist Warehouse

Nicaway Mini Lozenges

Nicaway Mini Lozenges

2.1 Summary
Kylie A.SA4 posts
 

I’d give it 5 stars if it didn’t have sucralose in it Just started taking them today so not sure about side effects yet Show details

Jason
 

Sick and tired of these cough lollies being a quarter size. Broken pieces wrapped up !! Obviously no quality control !! Show details

Nestle
Nestle    

Hi Jason, we’re sorry to hear of the frustration you’ve… Read more

AmandaSA4 posts
 

This product was ineffective at best. It had some awful side effects like nausea and flatulence. Hard pass. Show details

JessNSW5 posts
 

Could be better – Used on 2 occasions for sore throat. Ineffective both times. Flavour is nice and dissolves just like any other lozenge however provides no symptom… Read more

relief. Other brands are more effective than this one. Strange considering I swear by Codral’s cold and flu tablets.

SharonjQLD5 posts
 

What a useless product – Our purchàsed from Chemist Warehouse and have used a product similar before however the manufacture of this particular product is woeful. States on… Read more

packaging it should be expelled from the packaging as a mist, well NOPE. Comes out as a weak spray of liquid, doesn't reach anywhere near the throat and the stupidly placed applicator nozzle is useless, only able to turn sideways. What a waste of money. Don't know it's a problem until you buy it and take it home. Avoid. Should be pulled from the shelves.