Throat lozenge

Early 20th century "Frog In Your Throat" box

Smith Brothers black from Warner Lambert after 1963

A throat lozenge, cough drop, troche, or cough sweet is a small, medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs and lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat (usually due to a sore throat), possibly from the common cold or influenza. Cough tablets have taken the name lozenge, based on their original shape.

Lozenges may contain benzocaine, an anesthetic, or eucalyptus oil. Non-menthol throat lozenges generally use either zinc gluconate glycine or pectin as an oral demulcent. Several brands of throat lozenges contain dextromethorphan.

Still other varieties, such as Halls, contain menthol, peppermint oil and/or spearmint as their active ingredient(s). Honey lozenges are also available.

Brands

• Cēpacol
• Chloraseptic
• Fisherman's Friend
• Gorpils
• Halls
• Honibe
• La Vosgienne
• Läkerol
• Linkus
• Lockets
• Luden's
• N'ice
• Nigroids
• Ricola
• Smith Brothers
• Strepsils
• Sucrets
• Tunes
• Vicks
• Victory V

Soothers

External links

• Ingredients of a throat lozenge, Health Canada