Are VapoDrops a medicine?

No, they're sugar-free menthol sweets. They soothe and cool; they don't treat the cold. For a sore throat that needs treating, use a medicated lozenge.

Are they suitable for diabetics?

They're sugar free, sweetened with sugar substitutes, so yes in moderation; a lot at once can have a laxative effect.

Can children have them?

Older children, one at a time. Hard sweets are a choking risk for the very young.

Vicks VapoDrops Cooling Menthol Sugar Free Lozenges - 72g

The original sugar-free lozenges with cooling menthol that soothe a scratchy throat and send a clearing vapour up into a stuffy nose. Sweets rather than medicine: nothing to dose. 72g resealable bag.

Cooling menthol.
Soothes a scratchy throat.
Clears a stuffy head for a few minutes.
Sugar free.
72g resealable bag.

£1.99 GBP inc. VAT

In stock

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Sweets, not a medicine

Sugar-free menthol lozenges that soothe a tickly throat and freshen breath. They don't treat a cold. For a sore throat lasting more than a week, or with a high fever or difficulty swallowing, see a pharmacist or GP. Excess consumption may have a laxative effect.

Choking hazard

Hard lozenges: not for young children, and don't lie down with one in your mouth.

Product overview

About Vicks VapoDrops Menthol

The blue bag: the original VapoDrops, sugar-free lozenges with cooling menthol and nothing else to argue with. Each one dissolves slowly, soothing a scratchy throat and sending a cooling vapour up into a stuffy nose. 72g resealable bag.

Why menthol lozenges

Sucking anything keeps you swallowing, which soothes a dry, scratchy throat; menthol adds a cooling vapour that rises into the nose and makes a stuffy head feel clearer for a few minutes. VapoDrops are sweets rather than medicine, which is exactly their appeal: no dose to count, no interactions, and a flavour you'll actually want in your pocket all winter.

How to enjoy

Let one dissolve slowly whenever the throat tickles or the nose feels blocked. One at a time; the bag reseals so they don't go sticky in a coat pocket.

Good to know

Sugar free, so they suit diabetics and teeth, though eating a lot in one go can have a laxative effect. Hard sweets are a choking risk for young children. For a throat that needs treating, see our throat relief range. Also in eucalyptus and lemon, and as a 42g stick for the pocket.