Vicks® Cough Drops relieve sore throats, throat irritation, and cough commonly associated with a cold. Vicks Cough Drops contain effective medicine to suppress your impulse to cough as they dissolve to relieve your sore throat. Vicks Cough Drops use Vicks trusted ingredients to soothe your sore throat. Cough Drops are available in two flavors: menthol and cherry.

Ingredients | Uses | Warnings | Directions | Other Information

Ingredients

Active Ingredient (per drop) (Purpose)
Cherry: Menthol 1.7 mg (Cough suppressant/oral anesthetic)
Menthol: Menthol 3.3 mg (Cough suppressant/oral anesthetic)

Inactive Ingredients
Cherry: Ascorbic acid, citric acid, corn syrup, eucalyptus oil, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, flavor, sucrose
Menthol: Ascorbic acid, caramel, corn syrup, eucalyptus oil, sucrose

Uses

Temporarily relieves:

• Sore throat
• Coughs due to colds or inhaled irritants

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Warnings

Ask a doctor before use if you have:

• Cough associated with excessive phlegm (mucus)
• Persistent or chronic cough such as those caused by asthma, emphysema, or smoking
• A severe sore throat accompanied by difficulty in breathing or that lasts more than 2 days
• A sore throat accompanied or followed by fever, headache, rash, swelling, nausea, or vomiting

Stop use and ask a doctor if:

• You need to use more than 7 days
• Cough lasts more than 7 days, comes back, or occurs with fever, rash, or headache that lasts

These could be signs of a serious condition.

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

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Directions

• Under 5 years:
• Ask a doctor.
• Adults and children 5 years and older:
• Menthol: Allow 2 drops to dissolve slowly in mouth.
• Cherry: Allow 3 drops to dissolve slowly in mouth.
• Cough: may be repeated every hour
• Sore throat: may be repeated every 2 hours

Other Information

• Store at room temperature.

Questions? Call 1-800-707-1709.

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