Is it OK to swallow cough drops?
Suck oral lozenge. Do not chew, break, or crush it. Do not swallow it whole.
How many Ricolas can I eat?
Directions: adults and children 6 years and older: dissolve 2 drops (one at a time) slowly in the mouth. Do not bite or chew. Repeat every 2 hours as needed or as directed by a doctor.
Can cough drops make your throat worse?
It may be that people develop a tolerance to menthol, requiring higher doses to soothe coughs and making coughs worse after drops are finished, said Dr. David Hahn, who oversaw the study. “High exposure to menthol cough drops might in some cases make coughs worse,” Hahn said.
How long do cough drops last?
Ricola Cough Drops have a two-year shelf life if stored in a cool, dry place.
Can too many cough drops irritate your throat?
Cough drops can be helpful for a sore throat or a nagging cough. In general, cough drops cannot cause an overdose and are safe to use. Their active ingredient, menthol, can result in an overdose in extremely high amounts, but these are hard to get from eating even large quantities of cough drops.
Are Halls cough drops bad for your teeth?
Cough drops are meant to help calm your cough and soothe your throat, but they may do so at the expense of your teeth if they have sugar. Because they are slow to dissolve in your mouth, cough drops bathe your teeth in sugar, which feeds bacteria. This sets you up for enamel erosion and possible tooth decay.
Are Halls cough drops or candy?
Halls also produces a sugar-free line of mentholated cough drops. In some parts of the world, including Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, the Philippines, and Pakistan, Halls is advertised as a mentholated hard candy and is not recognised as a medicine for coughs.
Can cough drops irritate stomach?
Hard candies, gum, breath fresheners, throat lozenges, cough drops, mouthwashes, gargles, etc., may actually irritate the throat directly (many cough drops and lozenges contain irritants such as menthol and oil of eucalyptus) and will also stimulate the stomach to pour out acid.
